{"id":64132,"date":"2025-08-18T00:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:42:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:33:04","slug":"cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-42950: SAP Landscape Transformation Vulnerability Leading to Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-42950 is a severe vulnerability in SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) that provides an attacker with system-level access, jeopardizing the safety and security of the entire system. This flaw, impacting systems that employ SAP Landscape Transformation, functions as a backdoor, enabling malicious users to inject arbitrary ABAP code into the system without the necessary permissions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43275-critical-race-condition-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71658\">vulnerability is of critical<\/a> concern not only because it bypasses essential authorization checks, but also because it exposes the system to potential compromise, undermining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-42950<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 9.9<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74147\">system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-212510104\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) | All versions before the patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6020-linux-pam-module-vulnerability-allowing-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78759\">vulnerability within the function module<\/a> of SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) that is exposed via RFC. This flaw allows a malicious actor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36014-ibm-integration-bus-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72279\">inject arbitrary ABAP code<\/a> into the system, bypassing essential authorization checks. This unauthorized code injection can then be used by the attacker to manipulate the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72008\">potentially leading to full system<\/a> control and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2877741297\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">DATA: lv_inject_code TYPE string.\nlv_inject_code = &#039;malicious ABAP code&#039;.\nCALL FUNCTION &#039;SAP_SLT_VULNERABLE_FM&#039; IN SAP SYSTEM\nEXPORTING\ninjection_code = lv_inject_code.<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this pseudo-code, a malicious actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71934\">injects malicious ABAP code into the vulnerable<\/a> function module. This code can then be executed within the system, bypassing authorization checks, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73561\">potentially leading<\/a> to a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the threat posed by CVE-2025-42950, it is recommended that organizations apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, utilizing Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) may serve as a temporary mitigation technique. However, these solutions should not be seen as a long-term fix but rather a temporary measure until the vendor&#8217;s patch can be applied. Regular monitoring and updating of systems should be part of an organization&#8217;s standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88500\">cybersecurity<\/a> protocol to protect against such threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-42950 is a severe vulnerability in SAP Landscape Transformation (SLT) that provides an attacker with system-level access, jeopardizing the safety and security of the entire system. This flaw, impacting systems that employ SAP Landscape Transformation, functions as a backdoor, enabling malicious users to inject arbitrary ABAP code into the system without the necessary permissions. 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