CVE-2025-42937 Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP Print Service

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can traverse directories to overwrite system files, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of SAP Print Service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-42937?

CVE-2025-42937 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Print Service, published on 14 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SAP Print Service (SAPSprint) performs insufficient validation of path information provided by users. An unauthenticated attacker could traverse to the parent directory and over-write system files causing high impact on confidentiality integrity and availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42937?

How do I fix CVE-2025-42937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-42937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q65p-q52g-jjgh.

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