CVE-2025-20381

SPL commands allowlist controls bypass in Splunk MCP Server app through "run_splunk_query" MCP tool

Severity
Medium 5.4
CVSS 3.1
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.002
12.2th percentile
Discovered by
Not disclosed
Published
Dec 3, 2025
Assigned by cisco

Description

In Splunk MCP Server app versions below 0.2.4, a user with access to the "run_splunk_query" Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool could bypass the SPL command allowlist controls in MCP by embedding SPL commands as sub-searches, leading to unauthorized actions beyond the intended MCP restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-863

Affected products

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Vendor-reported affected versions (1)
  • Splunk · Splunk MCP Server

Credit

Saket Pandey, Splunk