CVE-2025-42957: Code Injection vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise)
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 4 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.6%
EPSS score, percentile 76.4 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- S4CORE 102
- 103
- 104
- 105
- 106
- 107
and 1 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Code Injection vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise)
SAP S/4HANA allows an attacker with user privileges to exploit a vulnerability in the function module exposed via RFC. This flaw enables the injection of arbitrary ABAP code into the system, bypassing essential authorization checks. This vulnerability effectively functions as a backdoor, creating the risk of full system compromise, undermining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | S4CORE 102 |
| Affected | 103 |
| Affected | 104 |
| Affected | 105 |
| Affected | 106 |
| Affected | 107 |
| Affected | 108 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-94
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
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| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
References
2
Known exploited SAP vulnerabilities
- CVE-2025-42999: SAP NetWeaver Deserialization Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-31324: SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
- CVE-2017-12637: SAP NetWeaver Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-0344: SAP Commerce Cloud Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-22536: SAP Multiple Products HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability