CVE-2025-42986 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform

What is CVE-2025-42986?

CVE-2025-42986 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform, published on 8 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Due to a missing authorization check in an obsolete RFC enabled function module in SAP BASIS, an authenticated low-privileged attacker could call a Remote Function Call (RFC), potentially accessing restricted system information. This results in low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity or availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Basis.

How do I fix CVE-2025-42986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42986 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-2025-42986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform

• CVE-2025-0066 Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (Internet Communication Framework) Critical 9.9
• CVE-2026-23687 XML Signature Wrapping in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform High 8.8
• CVE-2025-0063 SQL Injection vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform High 8.8
• CVE-2026-0484 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and SAP S/4HANA Medium 6.5
• CVE-2025-0058 Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP Business Workflow and SAP Flexible Workflow Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mjjf-m9pr-358v.