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SAPUI5 Support Assistant CVE-2026-76975

| EUVDEUVD-2026-98186 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-13 sap GHSA-63m2-wc55-cxrv
6.1
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
    Craft malicious SAPUI5 overlay link
  2. Delivery
    Publish link via phishing/public channel
  3. Exploit
    Authenticated victim opens link
  4. Execution
    Unsanitized input written to DOM
  5. Persist
    Script executes in victim session
  6. Impact
    Exfiltrate/modify in-browser data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the SAPUI5 Support Assistant Overlay component to be present/accessible, and an authenticated SAP user (UI:R) to actively open an attacker-crafted public link whose parameter is read by client-side code and written into the DOM without sanitization. The attacker needs no authentication or privileges (PR:N) to create and distribute the link, but cannot trigger execution without victim interaction - the victim must be a logged-in user, and payload execution is confined to that victim's browser context. Limiting factors: dependence on social-engineering a specific authenticated user into clicking, and no server-side or availability impact (A:N).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity DOM-based XSS (CVSS 6.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) in SAP's SAPUI5 Support Assistant Overlay, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The signals are internally consistent rather than conflicting: network vector and no attacker-side privileges (PR:N) let an unauthenticated attacker craft and host the malicious link, but exploitation hinges on required user interaction (UI:R) by an authenticated victim, which materially limits mass exploitability. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC availability was supplied in the input, so there is no evidence of automated or widespread exploitation - this reads as a defense-in-depth fix rather than an urgent priority. Impact is bounded to the victim's browser context (C:L/I:L, A:N), i.e. partial confidentiality and integrity loss such as session/token theft or DOM manipulation, not server compromise. Note the signals that are MISSING: without EPSS/KEV/POC data this risk rating rests entirely on the CVSS vector and description; treat the 'no exploitation' conclusion as absence-of-evidence, not confirmed-absence.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a URL targeting the SAPUI5 Support Assistant Overlay that embeds malicious script in an attacker-controlled parameter, then publishes it (phishing email, forum post, chat). When an authenticated SAP user opens the link, the overlay's client-side code reads the tainted input and writes it into the DOM without sanitization, executing the script in the victim's authenticated session to steal session data or alter displayed content. No public exploit code is referenced in the available data, so a working POC would need to be developed.

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 – Oct 13, 2026

DOM-based cross-site scripting in the SAPUI5 Support Assistant Overlay lets an unauthenticated attacker craft a publicly hosted link that, when opened by a logged-in SAP user, causes attacker-controlled input to be read by client-side code and written into the DOM without sanitization, executing script in that user's browser context. Exploitation is not automatic: it requires the Overlay component to be present and reachable plus user interaction (UI:R), so the attacker must socially engineer a specific authenticated victim into clicking the link. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation; the assessed severity is moderate (CVSS 6.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) with limited confidentiality and integrity impact on the victim's browser scope and no availability impact.

RemediationAI

SAP's authoritative fix and version guidance is published in SAP Security Note 3794572 (https://me.sap.com/notes/3794572) and the SAP Security Patch Day page (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday); an exact patched release version is not confirmed in the available data, so administrators should open the note under their SAP support account and apply the support-package/patch level it specifies for their SAPUI5 and NetWeaver/ABAP stack rather than relying on a generic upgrade. Because no vendor-released patch version is independently confirmed here, apply compensating controls in the interim: the highest-value mitigation is to disable or remove the Support Assistant Overlay in production systems (it is a developer/diagnostic tool and is normally unnecessary there) - the trade-off is the loss of in-browser diagnostic analysis for support and development teams, so restrict it to non-production tenants if it must remain. Where the component cannot be removed, restrict network access to the overlay's URL path via reverse proxy or web dispatcher rules so only trusted administrator networks can load it, accepting that this does not protect administrators who browse from the same untrusted networks, and add a strict Content-Security-Policy (script-src without unsafe-inline/unsafe-eval) as defense in depth - noting CSP reduces but does not eliminate DOM-sink exploitation. Finally, warn authenticated users not to open unsolicited links into SAP applications, and monitor for anomalous overlay URL query parameters in web-proxy or browser telemetry as a detection measure.

Affected VersionsENISA

SAPUI5 (Support Assistant Overlay) SAP_UI 754

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), specifically the DOM-based variant, where the sink is not server-side HTML generation but client-side JavaScript that reads attacker-influenced input - typically from the URL - and inserts it into the DOM through an unsafe sink without encoding or sanitization. SAPUI5 is SAP's JavaScript UI development toolkit; the affected artifact is specifically the Support Assistant Overlay component (CWE-tracked under CPE cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sapui5_(support_assistant_overlay):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a diagnostic/analysis overlay used by developers and administrators rather than a core business application surface. Because the injected script runs in the victim's authenticated session context, the CVSS scope is marked Changed (S:C) - the vulnerable component's security authority is exceeded and the browser scope of the victim is affected - while the direct impact is constrained to low confidentiality and low integrity loss (C:L/I:L) and no availability loss (A:N). The attack vector is network-based with low complexity and no privileges required (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N), but the user-interaction requirement (UI:R) is what keeps the practical risk bounded: the payload only fires when an authenticated user opens the crafted link while the component is loaded.

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Severity by source

Vendor (sap) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Attacker is unauthenticated (PR:N) and delivers a network-hosted link, but needs victim click (UI:R); XSS crosses into the victim browser (S:C) with limited C/I and no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (sap).

CVSS VectorVendor: sap

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Due to a DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker could generate a malicious link and make it publicly accessible. If an authenticated user accesses this link, client-side code reads the attacker-controlled input and writes it into the DOM without proper sanitization, causing attacker-supplied script to execute in the victim�s browser context. This could allow the attacker to access or modify information within the victim�s browser scope, impacting confidentiality and integrity, while availability remains unaffected.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
SAPUI5 is broadly deployed in SAP shops, but the Support Assistant diagnostic overlay is a narrower feature
Social Media
1
Sightings
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
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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