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Chained SAP NetWeaver Flaws Exploited for Remote Code Execution

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A public exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999) has emerged, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on unpatched SAP systems. These vulnerabilities were exploited as zero-days by multiple ransomware and espionage groups since at least March 2025. The exploit enables remote code execution, system takeover, and data theft. It can also facilitate living-off-the-land attacks, executing OS commands with SAP administrator privileges. The exploit was released by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, a new alliance formed by Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and LAPSUS$, and reported by vx-underground. The vulnerabilities have been actively exploited in the wild, posing a clear and present danger to organizations with unpatched SAP systems. Organizations should apply SAP Security Note 3594142 and Security Note 3604119 to protect against this exploit.

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  1. 19.08.2025 16:00 πŸ“° 2 articles Β· ⏱ 28d ago

    Public exploit for chained SAP NetWeaver flaws released

    A public exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver (CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999) has emerged. The exploit allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands, upload files, and achieve remote code execution on affected SAP systems. The exploit was released by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters on a Telegram channel representing Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and LAPSUS$. It was reported by vx-underground. Multiple threat actors, including ransomware and espionage groups, have weaponized these flaws. The attack chain involves using CVE-2025-31324 to access critical functionality and then exploiting CVE-2025-42999 to deserialize the payload and execute the code with SAP system privileges. The combination of the two vulnerabilities can lead to remote code execution and complete takeover of the affected system.

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