CVE-2025-42978

Low

Description

The widely used component that establishes outbound TLS connections in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java does not reliably match the hostname that is used for the connection against the wildcard hostname defined in the received certificate of remote TLS server. This might lead to the outbound connection being established to a possibly malicious remote TLS server and hence disclose information. Integrity and Availability are not impacted.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSAP NetWeaver Application Server Java
PublishedJul 8, 2025
First seenJul 8, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-940CWE-940

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server JavaENGINEAPI 7.50—

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