Privilege escalation in SAP Se Sapcar

CVE-2025-43001

SAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to override the permissions of the current and parent directories of the user or process extracting the archive, leading to privilege escalation. On successful exploitation, an attacker could modify the critical files by tampering with signed archives without breaking the signature, but it has a low impact on the confidentiality and availability of the system.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-43001?
CVE-2025-43001 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-2025-43001?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.