Memory Corruption vulnerability in Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform (CVE-2026-27671)
Published Last modified Sources: CVE.org, SAP Note
What is affected, what to do
Due to improper RFC protocol validation in the SAP Kernel used by the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform, an unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted RFC request that exploits logical errors in memory management, leading to memory corruption. This could lead to a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.
The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.
- Affected
- SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq KRNL64NUC 7.22..KRNL64NUC 7.22 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.22EXT..7.22EXT - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq KRNL64UC 7.22..KRNL64UC 7.22 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 722EXT..722EXT - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.53..7.53 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq KERNEL 7.22..KERNEL 7.22 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.54..7.54 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.77..7.77 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.89..7.89 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 7.93..7.93 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 9.16..9.16 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 9.18..9.18 - SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
eq 91.9..91.9
- SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform
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Metrics
9.8
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v3
Severity Critical on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org, SAP Note
0.6 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 49.2
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- Severity
- Critical
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 87.27 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 9.8 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 9.8
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.6 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 49.2
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-121
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
Due to improper RFC protocol validation in the SAP Kernel used by the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform, an unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted RFC request that exploits logical errors in memory management, leading to memory corruption. This could lead to a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.
Source: cvelistv5, sap_note, NVD (NIST)
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP_SE | SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform |
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Vendors and products
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Variant
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
Entry at MITRE CWE-121
References & sources
- me.sap.comnotes/3717897
- url.sapsapsecuritypatchday
Reanalysis & status changes
Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.
CVE Translatednvd@nist.gov
- Translation: after Title: Memory Corruption vulnerability in Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform, Description: Debido a una validación incorrecta del protocolo RFC en el kernel de SAP utilizado por el servidor de aplicaciones ABAP de SAP NetWeaver y ABAP Platform, un atacante no autenticado puede enviar una solicitud RFC manipulada que explota errores lógicos en la gestión de memoria, lo que lleva a la corrupción de memoria. Esto podría tener un alto impacto en la confidencialidad, integridad y disponibilidad de la aplicación.
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