CVE-2025-42980 Insecure Deserialization in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Federated Portal Network
Privileged users can upload malicious content leading to insecure deserialization and potential host system compromise in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal.
- 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-2025-42980?
CVE-2025-42980 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Federated Portal Network, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Federated Portal Network is vulnerable when a privileged user can upload untrusted or malicious content which, when deserialized, could potentially lead to a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42980?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-42980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pww9-mrfm-gr5r.