Critical severity · published Jun 10, 2025
CVE-2025-42989
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
9.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RFC inbound processing�does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation the attacker could critically impact both integrity and availability of the application.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SN
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP · SAP_SE
KERNEL 7.89; 7.93; 9.14; 9.15 · source: vendor
Affected product
SN
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
SAP_SE
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42989
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-42989
me.sap.com
https://me.sap.com/notes/3600840
url.sap
https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
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