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Sap Erp And Sap S 4 Hana Private Cloud And On Premise EUVDEUVD-2026-22166

| CVE-2026-34256 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-04-14 sap
7.1
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
    Obtain low-privilege SAP credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate remotely to SAP system
  3. Exploit
    Execute vulnerable ABAP report with malicious parameters
  4. Execution
    Overwrite target eight-character executable report
  5. Persist
    Victim executes corrupted report
  6. Impact
    Business process fails causing availability impact

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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

Exploitation Conditions

Authenticated user account required on SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud or On-Premise). Attacker executes specific ABAP report to overwrite eight-character executable ABAP reports. No victim interaction needed. Default configurations vulnerable.

Impact

Real-world risk assessment requires balancing multiple signals. The CVSS 7.1 score reflects network-accessible attack vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), and requires only low-privilege authentication (PR:L) with no user interaction (UI:N), making this technically easy to exploit once credentials are obtained. The impact profile shows high availability risk (A:H) with limited integrity impact (I:L) confined to the overwritten report. Without EPSS data, we cannot quantify statistical exploitation probability, and no public exploit code has been identified, reducing immediate weaponization risk. However, the authentication bypass nature (tagged as such) combined with network accessibility and low complexity elevates this above typical authenticated vulnerabilities. The confined scope (S:U) limits lateral impact to the vulnerable component. For organizations running SAP ERP or S/4HANA, this represents a moderate-to-high priority due to the potential for insider threats or compromised low-privilege accounts to disrupt critical business processes by corrupting essential ABAP reports. The limitation to eight-character report names provides some scope constraint but does not eliminate risk, as many legacy and system reports use this naming convention.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with compromised low-privilege SAP user credentials (such as a basic business user account) authenticates to the SAP system remotely over the network. They execute the vulnerable ABAP report and supply parameters to overwrite a critical eight-character executable report used for financial closing processes or inventory management. When legitimate users or scheduled jobs subsequently execute the corrupted report, the intended business functionality fails, causing operational disruptions and potentially delaying critical business processes. No public exploit code exists, but the low complexity and network accessibility make manual exploitation straightforward for attackers familiar with ABAP programming.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Apr 14, 2026

Authenticated remote attackers can overwrite eight-character executable ABAP reports in SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA systems due to missing authorization checks, enabling denial-of-service conditions when legitimate users execute corrupted reports. This authorization bypass (CWE-862) requires low-privilege authenticated access (CVSS PR:L) and has low attack complexity, combining limited integrity impact with high availability impact (CVSS 7.1). EPSS data not provided; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Affects SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise deployments.

RemediationAI

Apply the security patch provided in SAP Security Note 3731908, accessible through the SAP Support Portal at https://me.sap/notes/3731908. The exact patched version numbers are not specified in available data; consult the security note directly for version-specific patch levels for your SAP ERP or S/4HANA deployment. As an interim workaround, implement compensating controls including enhanced monitoring of ABAP report modifications, restricting execution permissions for the vulnerable report to trusted users only, and implementing transaction-level authorization reviews to ensure low-privilege users cannot access report modification functions. Review SAP authorization objects related to ABAP development (such as S_DEVELOP) and restrict them to authorized developers only. Monitor the official SAP Security Patch Day communications at https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday for updates and additional remediation guidance.

Affected VersionsENISA

SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 602
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 109
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 730
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 720
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) SAP_FIN 618
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) EA-FIN 617
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 107
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 105
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 104
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) S4CORE 102
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 605
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 103
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) SAPSCORE 135
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) EA-APPL 600
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 606
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 108
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 604
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 106
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 603
SAP ERP and SAP S/4 HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) 700

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability affects SAP's ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) runtime environment within SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA systems. The affected product per CPE identifier is SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise) deployments. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), where a specific ABAP report execution function fails to verify whether the authenticated user has proper authorization to modify executable reports. ABAP reports are executable programs within SAP systems that perform business logic, data processing, and system operations. The vulnerability specifically targets reports with eight-character names, a common naming convention in classic ABAP development. The missing authorization check allows privilege escalation where low-privileged users can perform administrative-level modifications to executable code objects without proper security clearance.

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Severity by source

Vendor (sap) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (sap) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: sap

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Due to a missing authorization check in SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA (Private Cloud and On-Premise), an authenticated attacker could execute a particular ABAP report to overwrite any existing eight?character executable ABAP report without authorization. If the overwritten report is subsequently executed, the intended functionality could become unavailable. Successful exploitation impacts availability, with a limited impact on integrity confined to the affected report, while confidentiality remains unaffected.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-34256 is a high-severity authorization bypass in SAP ERP and S/4HANA that allows authenticated low-privilege users to corrupt executable ABAP reports, causing denial-of-service when legitimate users execute the modified code. This vulnerability impacts operational continuity across finance, supply chain, and manufacturing processes that depend on report execution, affecting any organization running SAP on-premises or private cloud deployments.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict ABAP report modification permissions to high-privilege roles only, removing low-privilege user write access to report development objects (SE38, SE80); (2) Enable SAP change management and transport controls to log all ABAP modifications and require approval; (3) Implement read-only backups of critical ABAP reports with regular integrity checksums; (4) Monitor security audit logs (SM04) for unauthorized modification attempts; (5) Establish a report validation procedure before execution in production; (6) Segment network access to SAP systems to limit lateral movement from compromised low-privilege accounts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 89% exploitable
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
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.

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