Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege SAP account
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DeliveryCraft XML payload with malicious DOCTYPE and external entity
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ExploitSubmit payload to Integration Suite XML-processing endpoint
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ExecutionParser resolves external entity, reads target server file
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PersistFile contents surface in log or monitoring output
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ImpactAttacker retrieves sensitive data from logs
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A02:2025 - Security Misconfiguration
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration XML external entity prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid SAP Integration Suite account with at least low-level privileges (PR:L) sufficient to submit XML documents to the affected internal components - anonymous unauthenticated access is not sufficient. The specific internal components that accept untrusted XML are not identified in the available description, so the precise API endpoint or feature name is unconfirmed. Attack complexity is low (AC:L), meaning no special timing, race conditions, or additional configurations are required beyond having credentials and network access to the Integration Suite endpoints. Exploitation is limited by the authentication requirement and by the fact that file reads are exposed indirectly through monitoring/logging channels rather than directly in API responses, which may complicate automated data extraction. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L) captures the key risk accurately: network-reachable, no interaction, low complexity, but requiring at least a valid (low-privilege) account - meaning this is not exploitable by anonymous internet actors. The scope change (S:C) elevates severity meaningfully because the file-read impact escapes the integration component into the broader server environment. No KEV listing and no confirmed public exploit code exist at time of analysis, so opportunistic mass exploitation is not an immediate concern, though the low attack complexity means that any sufficiently motivated authenticated attacker could exploit this with minimal effort; even a mid-sized enterprise integration deployment should treat patching as a high priority within the standard patch cycle. EPSS data is not provided in the source intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified precisely. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated SAP Integration Suite user (e.g., a developer or integration operator with API access) submits a crafted XML message containing a malicious DOCTYPE with an external entity pointing to a sensitive server file such as '/etc/shadow' or an internal credentials file. The Integration Suite XML parser resolves the entity, and the file content is embedded in an error message, log entry, or API response visible to the attacker, exposing server credentials or configuration secrets. No public exploit code is confirmed, but XXE is a well-understood attack class with abundant tooling. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026
XML External Entity (XXE) injection in SAP Integration Suite allows low-privileged remote attackers to read arbitrary server-side files and trigger resource exhaustion via maliciously crafted XML payloads submitted to internal integration components. The vulnerability carries a scope-changed CVSS of 8.5 because the XML parser's external entity resolution crosses trust boundaries, exposing server filesystem contents through monitoring or logging channels. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but SAP has issued a Security Note (3792978) addressing the flaw.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix documented in SAP Security Note 3792978, accessible via https://me.sap.com/notes/3792978 and announced through the SAP Security Patch Day page (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday). An exact patched version number is not specified in the available intelligence; administrators should consult the SAP Support Portal directly to identify the corrective package or transport for their specific Integration Suite release. As a compensating control pending patch application, restrict submission of XML payloads to trusted, validated sources only - for example, tighten API gateway policies to reject or sanitize inbound XML documents from external parties before they reach internal integration components. Network-layer egress filtering can reduce the exfiltration risk by blocking unexpected outbound connections that an XXE entity fetch might trigger, though this does not prevent local file reads exposed through logs.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 2 packages in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SAP Integration Suite (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:sap_se:sap_integration_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is SAP's cloud-based integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS), processing XML-based message flows, API proxies, and B2B/EDI exchanges. CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference) occurs when an XML parser resolves DOCTYPE-declared external entities without disabling the feature; in XXE attacks, an attacker crafts payloads such as '<!DOCTYPE foo [<!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd">]>' to cause the server to fetch and return local file contents. The CVSS Scope:Changed metric reflects that the XML processing component, once exploited, can reach outside its own trust boundary to the server's filesystem and potentially to internal network resources via SSRF-style entity fetches. The Low Availability impact corresponds to XML entity expansion ("billion laughs"-style) causing memory or CPU exhaustion without full denial of service.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Matches vendor vector: network-reachable, low complexity, low-privilege auth required, scope changes to read server files with no integrity impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (sap).
CVSS VectorVendor: sap
DescriptionCVE.org
SAP Integration Suite does not sufficiently validate XML documents accepted from untrusted sources in certain internal components. An attacker with low privileges could submit specially crafted XML payloads containing malicious external entity declarations. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to read sensitive file contents from the server and expose them through monitoring or logging output, resulting in a high impact on confidentiality. It could also lead to resource exhaustion, causing a low impact on availability. There is no impact on integrity.
Executive ViewAI
SAP Integration Suite is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection that enables authenticated, low-privileged users to extract sensitive server files and exhaust system resources. Organizations running SAP Integration Suite for internal process automation face exposure of configuration files, credentials, and integration metadata stored on affected servers. This vulnerability directly threatens data confidentiality and operational availability of mission-critical integration infrastructure.
Until vendor patch is released: disable or restrict XML external entity resolution in SAP Integration Suite configuration; implement strict input validation for all XML payloads; apply network segmentation to limit access to integration components; enable and monitor XML parsing error logs for XXE attack indicators; consider deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with XXE detection rules if integration endpoints are internet-facing.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
XML External Entity (XXE) attacks exploit XML parsers that process Document Type Definitions (DTDs) without proper restrictions.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
EUVD-2026-72578
GHSA-285j-wq4c-cm8x
NVD
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EPSS
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