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SAP UI5 CVE-2026-89106

| EUVDEUVD-2026-98189 MEDIUM
Permissive List of Allowed Inputs (CWE-183)
2026-10-13 sap GHSA-crmc-85c5-f6pg
4.4
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 as low-privileged user
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted content to vulnerable field
  3. Exploit
    Victim renders content in browser
  4. Execution
    Injected script executes in victim context
  5. Impact
    Limited data disclosure/tampering

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Strict input allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires (1) an authenticated account with at least low privileges in the SAPUI5 application (PR:L), (2) the application running in one of the 'certain configurations' where input validation is insufficient - this is explicitly a non-default/configuration-dependent condition per the description and the AC:H rating, and (3) a victim user actively opening or rendering the view containing the attacker-supplied content (UI:R). These conditions - required authentication, a specific vulnerable configuration, and mandatory victim interaction - substantially limit realistic exploitation and make opportunistic or automated attacks impractical. The exact vulnerable configuration/feature is not named in the available description and should be confirmed against SAP Note 3799054.

Impact

This is a moderate, authenticated client-side injection issue (CWE-183, content rendered in a victim's browser - consistent with stored/reflected XSS behavior), rated CVSS 4.4 (Medium). The provided CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) tells a consistent story that argues AGAINST treating this as a top priority: although network-reachable (AV:N), it requires attacker authentication (PR:L - low privileges), depends on specific non-default configurations and difficult-to-meet conditions (AC:H), and critically requires victim user interaction (UI:R) to render the malicious content. The scope change (S:C) reflects that the injected content executes in the victim's browser context rather than only the attacker's. Impact is limited to low confidentiality and low integrity (C:L/I:L) with no availability impact (A:N). No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC was supplied, so exploitation likelihood signals are all absent rather than low - meaning there is no evidence of active or probable near-term exploitation, but also no quantitative probability to cite. Net: this is a legitimate but low-urgency finding - high CVSS is not in play (score is Medium), and the combination of AC:H + PR:L + UI:R makes opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely; patch on a normal SAP Security Patch Day cadence rather than emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user of an SAPUI5-based application submits specially crafted content into a field that is insufficiently validated under a vulnerable configuration. When a higher-privileged victim later opens the view containing that content, it is rendered in their browser and executes in the application context, allowing limited disclosure or manipulation of data visible to that session. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Insufficient input validation in SAP UI5 allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to submit crafted content that is later rendered in another user's browser, producing a low-impact client-side injection (CVSS 4.4, Medium) that can affect the confidentiality and integrity of the victim's session but not availability. Exploitation is substantially constrained: the assessed vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C) requires a valid low-privilege account, the application to be running in one of the specific non-default configurations where validation is inadequate, and a victim to actively open or render the view containing the attacker-supplied content. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the exact vulnerable configuration is addressed in SAP Note 3799054.

RemediationAI

Remediation follows the SAP Security Patch Day process: review and apply SAP Security Note 3799054 (https://me.sap.com/notes/3799054) together with the patch day bulletin (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday), and deploy the support package or patch level the note prescribes for each UI5 release in use; patch availability is established by the vendor advisory, but the supplied data does not enumerate an exact fixed version, so the note must be used to identify the correct build per deployment. Until UI5 is patched, prioritize confirming whether each application actually runs the affected non-default configuration - since both the High attack complexity rating and the description make clear this is configuration-dependent, environments not using it are not exposed. Where the configuration is required, enforce output encoding/HTML sanitization at the point where user-supplied content is rendered into views, and deploy a restrictive Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline and untrusted script sources (trade-off: strict CSP frequently breaks inline scripts and legacy UI5 customizations unless nonces or hashes are adopted). Additionally, restrict which low-privilege accounts may author content that is rendered to other users, or require review of such content before publication, which removes the attack path at the cost of limiting self-service authoring workflows; monitor application and web logs for unusual stored-content submissions pending the patch.

Affected VersionsENISA

SAPUI5 816
SAPUI5 754
SAPUI5 755
SAPUI5 UI_700 200
SAPUI5 756
SAPUI5 SAP_UI 750
SAPUI5 757
SAPUI5 758

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-183 (Permissive List of Allowed Inputs): the affected SAP UI5 component relies on an input filter whose allowlist is too permissive or incompletely enforced under certain configurations, so attacker-controlled content survives validation and is subsequently rendered by the UI5 client-side rendering layer without adequate contextual encoding. This is a client-side/web content injection class (behavior consistent with stored or reflected cross-site scripting), not a server-side memory-safety or authentication-bypass flaw. The CVSS scope change (S:C) reflects that the flawed validation in the vulnerable UI5 component ends up affecting resources outside its own security scope - namely the victim's browser document and session context - while the High attack complexity (AC:H) captures the configuration-dependent nature of the trigger. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sapui5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* flags SAPUI5 with an unbounded version wildcard, so the supplied data does not narrow the affected release range; because UI5 is a JavaScript UI framework embedded in a wide range of SAP Fiori, SAP NetWeaver, and ABAP-based business applications, real-world exposure depends on which applications in an estate embed the vulnerable UI5 build and on whether they operate the specific affected configuration.

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Severity by source

Vendor (sap) PRIMARY 4.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.4 MEDIUM

Authenticated submitter (PR:L), config-dependent and hard-to-meet conditions (AC:H), victim must render content (UI:R), executes in victim browser (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability loss.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (sap).

CVSS VectorVendor: sap

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

DescriptionCVE.org

SAP UI5 does not perform sufficient input validation under certain configurations. An attacker with low privileges could submit specially crafted content that is later rendered in a victim's browser. This vulnerability has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no impact on availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
High
SAPUI5 is a core UI framework across widely deployed SAP enterprise applications
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 0.1%
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

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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