CVE-2025-42874 Denial of service (DOS) in SAP NetWeaver (remote service for Xcelsius)
An attacker with high privileges can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on SAP NetWeaver via the Xcelsius remote service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42874?
CVE-2025-42874 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver (remote service for Xcelsius), published on 9 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-405
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42874?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42874?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42874 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-42874 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42874 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3v8x-282w-fmj2.