SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP up to KRNL64UC 7.22 Remote Service code injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP up to KRNL64UC 7.22. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Remote Service. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-23186. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP up to KRNL64UC 7.22. This affects some unknown processing of the component Remote Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In certain conditions, SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP allows an authenticated attacker to craft a Remote Function Call (RFC) request to restricted destinations, which can be used to expose credentials for a remote service. These credentials can then be further exploited to completely compromise the remote service, potentially resulting in a significant impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

It is possible to read the advisory at me.sap.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-23186 since 01/13/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• SAP

Name

• NetWeaver Application Server ABAP

Version

• 7.22EXT
• 7.53
• 7.54
• 7.77
• 7.89
• 7.93
• KERNEL 7.22
• KRNL64NUC 7.22
• KRNL64UC 7.22

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.sap.com/

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