CVE-2025-42916 Missing input validation vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise)
High-privilege attackers can delete arbitrary database table contents in SAP S/4HANA due to missing input validation, impacting integrity and availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42916?
CVE-2025-42916 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise), published on 9 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to missing input validation, an attacker with high privilege access to ABAP reports could delete the content of arbitrary database tables, if the tables are not protected by an authorization group. This leads to a high impact on integrity and availability of the database but no impact on confidentiality.
Weakness: CWE-1287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42916?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42916 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-2025-42916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2j4-wh32-g972.