CVE-2025-42953 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP
An authenticated user can escalate privileges due to missing authorization checks, compromising system integrity and availability.
- 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-2025-42953?
CVE-2025-42953 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP, published on 8 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP Netweaver System Configuration does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. This could completely compromise the integrity and availability with no impact on confidentiality of the system.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42953?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42953 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-2025-42953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h6h7-jgvg-jrhf.