CVE-2026-0503
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 · uneditedDue to missing authorization check in the SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS Management), an attacker could extract hardcoded clear-text credentials and bypass the password authentication check by manipulating user parameters. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker can access, modify or delete certain change pointer information within EHS objects in the application which might further affect the subsequent systems. This vulnerability leads to a low impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application with no affect on the availability.
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 confidenceMissing authorization check in SAP ECC and S/4HANA EHS Management allows attackers to extract hardcoded clear-text credentials and bypass password authentication by manipulating user parameters. This enables unauthorized access to modify or delete change pointer information within EHS objects.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
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Identify SAP system type and versionRun transaction SM51 to display the SAP system name and release version, or use SAPMMC to check the SAP system instance details. Confirm whether the system is SAP ECC or S/4HANA.Affected if System is SAP ECC or S/4HANA and running any version within the affected range (verify against SAP security notes for CVE-2026-0503)
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Verify EHS Management module is activeRun transaction SE16N or use the SAP Easy Access menu to check if module EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) is installed. Execute transaction code EHS_INITIAL to access EHS management or check table EHS_TADIR for module entries.Affected if EHS Management module is installed and active in the SAP system
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Check user parameter configurations for credential exposureRun transaction SU3 to view user parameters. Inspect parameters that may contain clear-text credentials or sensitive data. Also run transaction SU01 to review user parameter settings across affected accounts.Affected if User parameters contain hardcoded clear-text credentials or sensitive configuration data that could be extracted
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Verify authorization role assignments in EHS ManagementRun transaction PFCG to review roles assigned to users accessing EHS Management. Execute transaction S_TCODE or use role analysis tools to check if missing authorization checks exist for change pointer operations in EHS.Affected if Users have roles that allow unauthorized access to modify or delete change pointer information without proper authorization checks
Environment is affected if running SAP ECC or S/4HANA with EHS Management module enabled, where user parameters can be manipulated to extract credentials or bypass authentication for change pointer operations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataApply SAP security notes/patches addressing the missing authorization check in EHS Management module and review user parameter configurations to prevent credential exposure and authentication bypass.
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- Review / QA6.0 h
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