SAP GUI for Windows 8.00/8.10 cleartext storage in memory

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in SAP GUI for Windows 8.00/8.10. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext storage in memory. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-42888. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP GUI for Windows 8.00/8.10. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage in memory vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-316. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

SAP GUI for Windows may allow a highly privileged user on the affected client PC to locally access sensitive information stored in process memory during runtime.This vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

The advisory is available at me.sap.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-42888 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1555 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage in memory
CWE: CWE-316 / CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
11/11/2025 +209 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: me.sap.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-42888 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-42888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331810
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 07:51
Changes: 11/11/2025 07:51 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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