CVE-2025-42874
Denial of service (DOS) in SAP NetWeaver (remote service for Xcelsius)
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of remote method calls. Exploitation does not require user interaction and could lead to service disruption or unauthorized system control. This has high impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of service (DOS) in SAP NetWeaver (remote service for Xcelsius)
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of remote method calls. Exploitation does not require user interaction and could lead to service disruption or unauthorized system control. This has high impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2025-42874- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201853
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of remote method calls. Exploitation does not require user interaction and could lead to service disruption or unauthorized system control. This has high impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201853- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3v8x-282w-fmj2
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high...
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of remote method calls. Exploitation does not require user interaction and could lead to service disruption or unauthorized system control. This has high impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality.
- Record
GHSA-3v8x-282w-fmj2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SAP NetWeaver remote service for Xcelsius allows an attacker with network access and high privileges to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation and improper handling of remote method calls. Exploitation does not require user interaction and could lead to service disruption or unauthorized system control. This has high impact on integrity and availability, with no impact on confidentiality.
- Record
CVE-2025-42874- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-405
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-42874 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Sap Se Netweaver (remote Service For Xcelsius), published December 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.