SAP Netweaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform up to KRNL64UC 7.22 Ticket null pointer dereference

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SAP Netweaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform up to KRNL64UC 7.22. This affects an unknown part of the component Ticket Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-42902. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SAP Netweaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform up to KRNL64UC 7.22. This affects an unknown code of the component Ticket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Due to the memory corruption vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform, an unauthenticated attacker can send a corrupted SAP Logon Ticket or SAP Assertion Ticket to the SAP application server. This leads to a dereference of NULL which makes the work process crash. As a result, it has a low impact on the availability but no impact on the confidentiality and integrity.
It is possible to read the advisory at me.sap.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-42902 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 270697 (SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202510-2083), Tenable (270697) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-34125). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.sap.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 270697
Nessus Name: SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2025)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/16/2025 CVE reserved10/14/2025 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2025 VulDB entry created
10/18/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: sap.comAdvisory: me.sap.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-42902 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42902
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328143
EUVD: 🔒
CNNVD: CNNVD-202510-2083 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Business Server和SAP ABAP Platform 代码问题漏洞
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
Entry
Created: 10/14/2025 08:03Updated: 10/18/2025 08:56
Changes: 10/14/2025 08:03 (64), 10/14/2025 09:43 (1), 10/15/2025 21:42 (6), 10/18/2025 08:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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