Critical SAP S/4HANA Vulnerability Actively Exploited, Allowing Full System Takeover
gbhackersA critical security flaw in SAP S/4HANA, tracked as CVE-2025-42957, is being actively exploited by attackers, according to research from SecurityBridge.
The vulnerability, which carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10, allows a low-privileged user to execute code injection and gain full control of an SAP system.
Organizations running SAP S/4HANA on-premise or in private cloud environments must apply the vendor’s patch immediately to prevent a complete system takeover.
CVE Identifier | CVSS Score | Affected Releases |
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CVE-2025-42957 | 9.9 | All SAP S/4HANA releases (On-Premise and Private Cloud) |
SecurityBridge’s Threat Research Labs first discovered the flaw during routine security testing and disclosed it to SAP on June 27, 2025.

SAP released a fix as part of its August 2025 Patch Day on August 11. However, SecurityBridge has confirmed that the vulnerability is already used in ...
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