Path traversal in SAP S/4HANA - CVE-2025-42946

 

Path traversal in SAP S/4HANA - CVE-2025-42946

Published: September 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU114889
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-42946
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SAP
Affected software:
SAP S/4HANA

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the Bank Communication Management component. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-42946

Install updates from vendor's website.

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