Privilege escalation in SAP Se Sapcar

CVE-2025-42992

SAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to create a malicious SAR archive in SAPCAR. This could enable the attacker to exploit critical files and directory permissions without breaking signature validation, resulting in potential privilege escalation. This has high impact on integrity, but low impact on confidentiality and availability of the system.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% 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-2025-42992: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-42992?
CVE-2025-42992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Se Sapcar, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-42992?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.