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TI-2025-27866 Aliases CVE-2025-42999GHSA-rgq9-rg7j-xm4x

Insecure Deserialization in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server)

Priority CRITICAL 98Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-05-15CISA due date 2025-06-05Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.12854 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SAPSAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server)VCFRAMEWORK 7.50—No fix listedCNA
  • SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server) VendorSAP Affected VCFRAMEWORK 7.50 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2025-05-15 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-42999
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgq9-rg7j-xm4x

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-22522 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-15842 Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2012-02262 The DiagTraceR3Info function in the Dialog processor in disp+work.exe 7010.29.15.58313… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-01399 A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in the Message Server service… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02149 Directory traversal vulnerability in the GetFileList function in the SAP Manufacturing… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-13616 Directory/Path Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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