CVE-2025-27437 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (Virus Scan Interface)
An authenticated non-admin user can access non-sensitive data via the Virus Scan Interface due to missing authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27437?
CVE-2025-27437 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (Virus Scan Interface), published on 8 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Missing Authorization Check vulnerability exists in the Virus Scanner Interface of SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP. Because of this, an attacker authenticated as a non-administrative user can initiate a transaction, allowing them to access but not modify non-sensitive data without further authorization and with no effect on availability.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27437?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27437?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27437 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-27437 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27437 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vr7x-83h2-6m7q.