Buffer overflow in SAP Se Commoncryptolib

CVE-2025-42940

SAP CommonCryptoLib does not perform necessary boundary checks during pre-authentication parsing of manipulated ASN.1 data over the network. This may result in memory corruption followed by an application crash, hence leading to a high impact on availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-42940: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-42940?
CVE-2025-42940 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Se Commoncryptolib, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-42940?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.