CVE-2025-42979 describes a vulnerability in the GuiXT application, integrated with SAP GUI for Windows, where RFC user credentials stored on the client PC are obfuscated rather than securely encrypted. This flaw allows an attacker with local access to the user's Windows registry to reconstruct the original password, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.6 (Medium) with a local attack vector and high attack complexity, but no impact on integrity or availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP SE | SAP GUI For Windows | BC-FES-GUI 8.00CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.