IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.1
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2025-42999|Auth: high — administrative privileges|Reboot: required|Manual only

SAP NetWeaver Deserialization Vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader contains a deserialization vulnerability that allows a privileged attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the host system by deserializing untrusted or malicious content.

Published May 13, 2025 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, with administrative privileges, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-06-05 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, an administrative account, and no user interaction required.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running netweaver: 7.5
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://onapsis.com/blog/active-exploitation-of-sap-vulnerability-cve-2025-31324/

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-42999
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-42999
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