CVE-2025-42992
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSAPCAR allows an attacker logged in with high privileges to create a malicious SAR archive in SAPCAR. This could enable the attacker to exploit critical files and directory permissions without breaking signature validation, resulting in potential privilege escalation. This has high impact on integrity, but low impact on confidentiality and availability of the system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSAPCAR (SAP Archive) contains a vulnerability where an attacker with high privileges can craft a malicious SAR archive that bypasses signature validation, allowing exploitation of critical files and directory permissions for privilege escalation while maintaining the archive's cryptographic integrity.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SAPCAR installation and versionRun command 'SAPCAR -version' or check installation directory for SAPCAR executable. On Windows check Program Files, on Unix/Linux check /usr/sap or installation-specific paths.Affected if SAPCAR is installed and version falls within the affected range (compare your installed version to the vendor's published affected versions)
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Verify SAR archive processing capabilityCheck if SAR archive extraction functionality is enabled. Look for SAR file associations or check SAPCAR usage logs in /usr/sap/trans/log (or equivalent) for recent archive operations.Affected if SAR archives can be processed and signature validation is performed by your SAPCAR installation
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Identify high-privileged accounts with accessReview SAP system privileges assigned to accounts. Check SAP transaction SUIM (User Information) for users with SAP_ALL or critical SAPCAR-related authorizations.Affected if High-privileged accounts (SAP_ALL, SAP_ADMIN, or equivalent) exist in the environment with SAR archive processing capabilities
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Audit recent SAR archive operationsReview system logs, SAP transport logs, and file system audit logs for SAR archive creation or extraction activities. Check /usr/sap/trans/cofiles and /usr/sap/trans/data for suspicious SAR files.Affected if Recent SAR archive operations exist, especially those involving critical system files or directory structures
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Inspect signature validation behaviorTest SAPCAR signature validation with a test SAR archive if available, or review SAPCAR security logs for signature verification results.Affected if Signature validation can be bypassed or produces unexpected results for crafted archives
Your environment is affected if SAPCAR is installed with a vulnerable version and high-privileged users can process SAR archives in your environment.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant SAP security patch for SAPCAR when released; restrict high-privileged accounts and monitor for suspicious SAR archive creation activities.
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