Unprotected storage of credentials in SAP SQL Anywhere - CVE-2025-42890

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Unprotected storage of credentials in SAP SQL Anywhere - CVE-2025-42890

Published: November 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118241
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-42890
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SAP
Affected software:
SAP SQL Anywhere

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the non-GUI SQL Anywhere Monitor exposes credentials. A remote non-authenticated user can obtain credentials and gain unauthorized access to the system. 


How to mitigate CVE-2025-42890

Install updates from vendor's website.

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