CVE-2025-42989
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-42989- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2025-17599
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-17599- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p85x-xv8x-v67q
RFC inbound processing�does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p85x-xv8x-v67q- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-42989- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-42989 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Sap Se Netweaver Application Server For Abap, published June 10, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.