CVE-2025-42999
What it is
SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader 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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2025-05-15 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2025-06-05 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2025-05-15
- Exploit probability
- 12.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Sap Netweaver 7.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
