What is CVE-2025-42979?

CVE-2025-42979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap_se Sap Gui For Windows, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-42979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-42979 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sap_se Sap Gui For Windows

CVE-2025-42979

The GuiXT application, which is integrated with SAP GUI for Windows, uses obfuscation algorithms instead of secure symmetric ciphers for storing the credentials of an RFC user on the client PC. This leads to a high impact on confidentialit…

EPSS: 0.001 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Sap_se Sap Gui For Windows — versions BC-FES-GUI 8.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

Public proof-of-concept exploits

afine-com/research

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-42979?: CVE-2025-42979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sap_se Sap Gui For Windows, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-42979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-42979 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.