CVE-2025-42976: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (BIC Document) · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (BIC Document)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (BIC Document) | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Immediately review and restrict access controls to SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, ensuring that only trusted and necessary users have authenticated access to the BIC Document component. 2) Implement enhanced monitoring and logging of SAP system activities to detect anomalous or repeated requests that could indicate exploitation attempts. 3) Conduct thorough credential hygiene practices, including enforcing strong authentication mechanisms such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SAP users to reduce the risk of credential compromise. 4) Engage with SAP support channels to obtain patches or hotfixes as soon as they become available and plan for timely deployment. 5) Perform internal penetration testing and vulnerability scanning focused on SAP components to identify potential exploitation vectors. 6) Segment SAP environments from general corporate networks to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 7) Educate SAP administrators and security teams about this vulnerability and the importance of rapid incident response to minimize downtime and data exposure. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on access control tightening, proactive detection, and preparation for patch deployment.
Description
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (BIC Document) allows an authenticated attacker to craft a request that, when submitted to a BIC Document application, could cause a memory corruption error. On successful exploitation, this results in the crash of the target component. Multiple submissions can make the target completely unavailable. A similarly crafted submission can be used to perform an out-of-bounds read operation as well, revealing sensitive information that is loaded in memory at that time. There is no ability to modify any information.