CVE-2025-42979 – SAP GUI for Windows Credentials Obfuscation Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-42979 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution
of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may
impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The GuiXT application, which is integrated with SAP GUI for Windows, uses obfuscation algorithms instead of secure symmetric ciphers for storing the credentials of an RFC user on the client PC. This leads to a high impact on confidentiality because any attacker who gains access to the user hive of this user�s windows registry could recreate the original password. There is no impact on integrity or availability of the application
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-922
    Added Reference https://me.sap.com/notes/3607513
    Added Reference https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
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