CVE-2025-27437
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated non-administrative users in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP to access non-sensitive data through the Virus Scanner Interface without proper authorization checks. It affects organizations running vulnerable SAP systems where users have standard authentication. The vulnerability does not allow data modification or system disruption.
💻 Affected Systems
- SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An authenticated attacker could access additional non-sensitive system data beyond their intended permissions, potentially revealing information about system configuration or file metadata.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure where authenticated users can view some additional system data they shouldn't normally access, but cannot modify data or affect system availability.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, the impact is minimal as it only allows viewing of non-sensitive data by already authenticated users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access; the vulnerability is in authorization logic rather than complex technical flaw
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply SAP Security Note 3568778
Vendor Advisory: https://me.sap.com/notes/3568778
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download SAP Note 3568778 from SAP Support Portal. 2. Apply the correction instructions per SAP standard procedures. 3. Restart affected SAP systems as required.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Virus Scanner Interface Access
allLimit which users can access the Virus Scanner Interface functionality through SAP authorization profiles
Network Segmentation
allEnsure SAP systems are not directly internet-facing and are behind proper network segmentation
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls to limit which users can access the Virus Scanner Interface
- Monitor audit logs for unauthorized access attempts to virus scanning functionality
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if SAP Note 3568778 is applied in your system using transaction SNOTE or by checking applied notes listCheck Version:
Use SAP transaction SM51 to check system information and applied patchesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify SAP Note 3568778 appears in applied notes and test that non-admin users cannot access unauthorized data through Virus Scanner Interface📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to virus scanning transactions by non-admin users
- Authorization failures in security audit logs
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected requests to virus scanner interface endpoints from non-privileged user accounts
SIEM Query:
source="sap_audit_log" event_type="authorization_check" interface="virus_scanner" result="success" user_role!="administrator"