Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious OAuth2 login link with spoofed headers
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DeliveryDeliver link to victim via phishing
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ExploitVictim clicks and authenticates at Approuter
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ExecutionRedirect/auth code steered to attacker
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ImpactGain unauthorized access to application
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Redirect URL validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that SAP Approuter be running in one of the vulnerable 'certain configurations' of the OAuth2 login flow where incoming request headers are not validated - i.e., the OAuth2/XSUAA-backed login path must be enabled and reachable. The attack is unauthenticated (PR:N) and network-borne (AV:N), but is gated by required user interaction (UI:R): a victim with a valid session/identity must click the attacker's crafted link for the malicious redirect to fire. Limiting factors are therefore three-fold: the deployment must use the affected OAuth2 login configuration (not all Approuter setups qualify), the Approuter login endpoint must be reachable by the attacker's victim, and the attacker cannot succeed without social-engineering a user into clicking. It does not work against configurations that do not expose the affected header-trusting OAuth2 login behavior. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (8.1, High) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack whose single gating factor is user interaction - the victim must click the malicious link. No EPSS score was supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input, and the CVE is not in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active exploitation; the exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The signals are internally consistent (no conflict between vector and description), but note the vendor scored Scope Unchanged (S:U) even though a stolen OAuth code can grant access to the fronted application - defenders may reasonably view the practical blast radius as broader than S:U implies. The dependence on UI:R and on 'certain configurations' means this is a real but conditional priority rather than a wormable, no-interaction critical: high value where Approuter is internet-facing and used for interactive OAuth2 logins, lower where it is internal-only or not using the affected login configuration. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a link to a legitimate SAP Approuter-fronted application that embeds manipulated headers/parameters influencing the OAuth2 redirect, then delivers it to a targeted user via phishing email or chat. When the authenticated victim clicks the link and completes the OAuth2 login, Approuter redirects the flow (or leaks the authorization code) to an attacker-controlled destination, letting the attacker obtain unauthorized access to the application with the victim's context. No public proof-of-concept was identified in the provided data, and success depends on the low-complexity but user-interaction-gated conditions in the CVSS vector. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 14, 2026
Unauthorized access in SAP Approuter arises because the component fails to validate incoming request headers during the OAuth2 login flow under certain configurations (CWE-601, open redirect). An unauthenticated remote attacker who lures a victim into clicking a crafted link can hijack the authentication flow to gain high-confidentiality and high-integrity access to the application. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, but the network-reachable, low-complexity nature (CVSS 8.1) makes it a meaningful patch priority for SAP BTP/Cloud Foundry environments.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the fix described in SAP Security Note 3741519 (https://me.sap.com/notes/3741519) and cross-check the SAP Security Patch Day page (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday) for the exact patched Approuter release, then upgrade the @sap/approuter dependency to that version; the note lists the specific fixed version, which is not reproduced in the input data. Because the issue only manifests under 'certain configurations' of the OAuth2 login flow, review Approuter's redirect/login configuration and constrain redirect handling to an explicit allow-list of trusted hosts rather than trusting inbound headers - the trade-off is that overly strict allow-listing can break legitimate multi-tenant or custom-domain login redirects, so validate against your real login endpoints. As a compensating control until patched, front Approuter with a WAF or reverse proxy that strips or normalizes untrusted host/redirect headers and restrict who can reach the internet-facing login endpoint; note this adds an inspection layer that must itself be kept in sync with legitimate redirect targets.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in npm, euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SAP Approuter is the Node.js-based reverse-proxy/routing layer that fronts applications on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Cloud Foundry, brokering the OAuth2/OpenID Connect login handshake between end users and SAP's XSUAA identity service. The flaw is classified as CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site / Open Redirect): during the OAuth2 login flow, Approuter trusts attacker-influenced request headers (typically host/redirect-style headers) instead of validating them against an allow-list, so the post-authentication redirect target can be steered off-domain. Because the affected step is the OAuth2 callback, a manipulated redirect can leak the authorization code or session artifacts, which is why the vendor rates confidentiality and integrity impact as High rather than treating it as a benign redirect. The single affected package per CPE is cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sap_approuter, and the tags (Open Redirect, Authentication Bypass) reinforce that the redirect is being leveraged to subvert the auth handshake.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated open redirect in the OAuth2 flow requiring a victim click (UI:R); token/code theft yields high C and I, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (sap).
CVSS VectorVendor: sap
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
SAP Approuter does not properly validate incoming request headers during the OAuth2 login flow under certain configurations. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to craft a malicious link which, when clicked by a victim, could lead to unauthorized access. Successful exploitation results in a high impact to the confidentiality and integrity with no impact on the availability of the application.
Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 3 npm packages depend on @sap/approuter (3 direct, 0 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 21.2.0.
Executive ViewAI
SAP Approuter, a critical authentication component for SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Cloud Foundry environments, contains an OAuth2 login flow vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to dependent applications. Exploitation requires social engineering (victim must click a malicious link), but the low complexity and network-accessible nature create material risk for organizations that rely on SAP BTP for business-critical systems.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) enforce strict OAuth2 redirect URI whitelisting to prevent open-redirect exploitation; (2) validate and restrict HTTP Referer and Host headers; (3) implement network segmentation and access controls to limit Approuter exposure; (4) deploy email authentication controls and targeted user awareness training to reduce click-through rates on crafted links; (5) enable multi-factor authentication on all applications dependent on Approuter to reduce session-compromise impact.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-43585
GHSA-44p5-3m5g-vfhj
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
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