CVE-2022-26108
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedWhen a user opens a manipulated Picture Exchange (.pcx, 2d.x3d) received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer - version 9.0, the application crashes and becomes temporarily unavailable to the user until restart of the application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 where opening a maliciously crafted Picture Exchange file (.pcx or 2d.x3d) from an untrusted source causes the application to crash and become unavailable until restarted.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Identify if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installedCheck the system for the presence of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer. On Windows, look in Program Files for a folder named 'SAP' containing '3D Visual Enterprise Viewer' or check the application list in Add/Remove Programs.Affected if The application is present on the system
-
Confirm the installed version is 9.0Open SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer and navigate to Help > About, or right-click the executable file and select Properties > Details to view the product version.Affected if The version displayed is 9.0 (exact match to the affected version)
-
Identify if Picture Exchange file handling is enabledVerify the application can open .pcx and 2d.x3d file types by checking File > Open supported formats or attempting to open a sample file of these types.Affected if The application can process .pcx or 2d.x3d files and these formats are listed as supported
-
Determine if files from untrusted sources are processedReview user workflows or network logs to identify if .pcx or 2d.x3d files from external or untrusted sources are being opened in the application.Affected if Users routinely open Picture Exchange files (.pcx or 2d.x3d) from untrusted or unknown sources
A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 is installed AND the application processes Picture Exchange files (.pcx or 2d.x3d) from untrusted sources, as this triggers the denial-of-service condition.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUsers should avoid opening Picture Exchange files from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should implement file type restrictions and user awareness training. Apply vendor patches when available.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $2,272.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2022-26108 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-26108 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data