CVE-2025-42989Network attack vector

Authenticated privilege escalation via unchecked inbound RFC authorization

Published Jun 10, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Missing authorization in RFC inbound processing in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows remote authenticated users to raise privileges. SAP has not disclosed the specific RFC handler or authorization object involved; its record states only that inbound RFC processing omits necessary authorization checks. A low-privileged account can cross a security scope and alter application integrity or interrupt service, with no reported data disclosure.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in RFC inbound processing in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP allows remote authenticated users to raise privileges. SAP has not disclosed the specific RFC handler or authorization object involved; its record states only that inbound RFC processing omits necessary authorization checks. A low-privileged account can cross a security scope and alter application integrity or interrupt service, with no reported data disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-42989
Published
Jun 10, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.93
  2. Affected versionversion=9.14
  3. Affected versionversion=9.15
  4. Affected versionversion=KERNEL 7.89

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAPversion=7.93; version=9.14; version=9.15; version=KERNEL 7.89

Published CVSS scores

9.6SAP SECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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