Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2025 · Assigned by sap

CVE-2025-42989Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity missing authorization in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP from SAP_SE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP KERNEL 7.897.939.149.15

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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