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SAP S/4HANA CVE-2026-66764

| EUVDEUVD-2026-55881 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-11 sap GHSA-f866-c6jw-4pqx
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: sap
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to SAP S/4HANA with low-privilege account
  2. Delivery
    Access Reprocess Bank Statement Items transaction
  3. Exploit
    Submit request referencing unshared rule ID
  4. Execution
    Bypass server-side authorization check
  5. Impact
    Read restricted bank statement processing rule content

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated SAP S/4HANA user account with at minimum the ability to access the Reprocess Bank Statement Items transaction (PR:L per CVSS vector). The attacker must supply the identifier of a rule that exists in the system but has not been shared with their account - requiring either enumeration of rule IDs or prior knowledge. No special system configuration beyond a standard SAP S/4HANA deployment with the Reprocess Bank Statement Items feature in use is needed. Exploitation is limited by: (1) the mandatory authenticated session - unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this; (2) the low confidentiality impact ceiling - only rule content is exposed, not credentials, full data extracts, or system-level access; (3) zero integrity and availability impact, ruling out data modification or disruption scenarios.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N accurately characterizes this as a moderate, authenticated network-accessible vulnerability with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability exposure. Real-world risk is further bounded by the requirement for a valid SAP user account (PR:L), meaning unauthenticated external attackers are excluded from the threat model. No EPSS data was provided in the source intelligence, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. The absence of a known public proof-of-concept further reduces urgency. That said, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw running SAP S/4HANA for treasury or financial operations should treat this as a timely patching item given that bank statement processing rules may contain sensitive business logic and configuration data that could aid further lateral movement within the ERP environment. The 'Privilege Escalation' and 'Authentication Bypass' tags applied by the reporter are somewhat overstated relative to the actual CVSS impact metrics: this is authorization bypass within an authenticated session, not full privilege escalation to administrative access.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated SAP S/4HANA user with a low-privilege account navigates to the Reprocess Bank Statement Items function and supplies the identifier of a processing rule that was created by another user or team and not shared with them. Because the server does not validate the sharing entitlement for the supplied rule ID, the request succeeds, and the attacker gains read access to the rule's logic and parameters - potentially exposing sensitive bank account mappings, posting rules, or financial processing configurations. No public proof-of-concept exploit code has been identified; exploitation requires knowledge of valid rule identifiers, obtainable through enumeration or insider knowledge.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 11, 2026

Privilege escalation in SAP S/4HANA's Reprocess Bank Statement Items component allows authenticated users to invoke processing rules that have not been explicitly shared with them, circumventing intended access controls. Affected versions span S4CORE releases 104 through 109, covering a broad swath of actively supported SAP S/4HANA deployments. The impact is confined to low-severity information disclosure - unauthorized rule access reveals restricted bank statement logic - with no integrity or availability consequences; no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at the time of analysis.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to apply the fix delivered in SAP Security Note 3669608, accessible through the SAP Support Portal at https://me.sap.com/notes/3669608. SAP distributes patches for this class of vulnerability via standard Support Package or correction transport; customers should identify the appropriate transport for their S4CORE release (104-109) and apply it through their standard change management process. Until the patch is applied, a compensating control is to audit and restrict which user accounts have access to the Reprocess Bank Statement Items transaction, minimizing the set of accounts that could abuse the missing authorization check. Additionally, reviewing existing rule-sharing configurations to ensure sensitive rules are not accessible to broad user groups will limit exposure. SAP Security Patch Day guidance is published at https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday and should be consulted for patch release timing specific to each support package level.

Affected VersionsENISA

SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) 105
SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) 107
SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) 106
SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) S4CORE 104
SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) 109
SAP S/4 HANA (Reprocess Bank Statement Items) 108

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), a class of flaw where an application retrieves an object using a key supplied or controlled by the user without verifying that the requesting user holds authorization to access that specific object. In SAP S/4HANA's Reprocess Bank Statement Items feature, processing rules are a shareable artifact: administrators create rules and selectively share them with designated users. The application fails to enforce this sharing constraint server-side, trusting the rule identifier supplied in the request rather than validating entitlement. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sap_s/4_hana_(reprocess_bank_statement_items):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected component is scoped to this specific functional module rather than the SAP S/4HANA platform as a whole.

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Severity by source

Vendor (sap) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated network access required (PR:L, AV:N); impact strictly limited to low confidentiality exposure with no integrity or availability effect per description.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (sap).

CVSS VectorVendor: sap

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Reprocess Bank Statement Items in SAP S/4HANA does not perform the necessary authorization checks for authenticated users, allowing them to use rules that have not been shared with them, resulting in privilege escalation.This vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability of the application

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
High
SAP S/4HANA is widely deployed ERP platform in large enterprises globally
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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