Auth bypass in SAP Se Cloud Connector

CVE-2025-42955

Due to a missing authorization check in SAP Cloud Connector, an attacker on an adjacent network with low privileges could send a crafted request to the endpoint responsible for testing LDAP connections. A successful exploit could lead to reduced performance, hence a low-impact on availability of the service. Confidentiality and integrity of the data are not affected.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% 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-2025-42955: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-42955?
CVE-2025-42955 is a low-severity vulnerability in SAP Se Cloud Connector, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-42955?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-42955 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.