Path Traversal in SAP Se Netweaver Visual Composer

CVE-2025-42977

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability caused by insufficient validation of input paths provided by a high-privileged user. This allows an attacker to read or modify arbitrary files, resulting in a high impact on confidentiality and a low impact on integrity.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.2% 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-2025-42977: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-42977?
CVE-2025-42977 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Se Netweaver Visual Composer, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2025-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-42977?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.