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CVE-2025-31324 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

SAP NetWeaver vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Metadata Uploader allows unauthenticated file upload of executable binaries, enabling remote code execution and lateral movement.

Verdict

Today item, not a backlog item.

An unauthenticated attacker can upload malicious executables to NetWeaver systems without authentication, leading to code execution. Active exploitation and ransomware deployment have been observed in the wild.

CISA KEV Yes · 2025-04-293Ransomware use Flagged3EPSS 0.99316 (verify live)4Exploit Weaponized · public PoC5
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Exploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
339 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-04-29), flagged for known ransomware use.
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99316 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: SAP, NetWeaver. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-434 Unrestricted File Upload — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
WeaknessCWE-434 · Unrestricted File UploadPath traversal / file
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I upload a malicious executable file through the unprotected Metadata Uploader endpoint without credentials.
Business
Attackers gain initial foothold on SAP infrastructure with no authentication barrier.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I execute the uploaded binary to achieve remote code execution on the NetWeaver server.
Business
Adversaries obtain command execution privileges within critical enterprise systems.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I use the compromised NetWeaver instance to move laterally across the SAP environment and connected networks.
Business
Breach scope expands from isolated vulnerability to enterprise-wide system compromise.
4

Data at risk — exfiltration narrative 4

Attacker
I deploy ransomware payloads across affected systems to encrypt business-critical data.
Business
Operations halt, data becomes inaccessible, and ransom demands threaten business continuity.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • Ransomware-use flag (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • Weaponized exploit available (VulnCheck)
  • 339 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Public exploit availability
  • Catalogued by sap (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by sapCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.