CVE-2025-42888 Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP GUI for Windows
A highly privileged local user can access sensitive information from SAP GUI for Windows process memory, compromising confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42888?
CVE-2025-42888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP GUI for Windows, published on 11 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SAP GUI for Windows may allow a highly privileged user on the affected client PC to locally access sensitive information stored in process memory during runtime.This vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness: CWE-316
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42888?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-42888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59p6-qq9j-xgjc.