Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-27686

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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65/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Due to a Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse (Service API), an authenticated attacker could perform unauthorized actions via an affected RFC function module. Successful exploitation could enable unauthorized configuration and control changes, potentially disrupting request processing and causing denial of service. This results in low impact on integrity and high impact on availability, while confidentiality remains unaffected.

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 confidence

SAP Business Warehouse contains a Missing Authorization Check in its Service API, where an authenticated attacker can exploit an affected RFC function module to perform unauthorized actions. This allows configuration and control changes that can disrupt request processing and cause denial of service, with high availability impact but no confidentiality impact.

MitigationApply the relevant SAP security note/patch for this authorization vulnerability and review RFC function module authorization roles to ensure proper access controls are enforced for the Service API.

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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
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 checks

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  1. Identify SAP Business Warehouse installation
    Use SAP transaction SE16 or SM37 to query system components and confirm Business Warehouse (BW) is installed
    Affected if SAP Business Warehouse component is present in the system
  2. Determine Service API status
    Check if the SAP BW Service API is configured and active using transaction SRT_MESG or by reviewing ICF (Internet Communication Framework) services related to BW
    Affected if Service API is enabled and accessible via HTTP/HTTPS endpoints
  3. Locate affected RFC function module
    Review RFC function modules exposed through the Service API using transaction SE37 or SM59 to identify those used for configuration and control operations
    Affected if RFC function modules related to BW configuration are exposed via the Service API
  4. Audit authorization role assignments
    Use transaction PFCG to examine roles assigned to users accessing the Service API, focusing on authorization objects S_RFC and S_BTCH_ADM
    Affected if Users have roles with insufficient or missing authorization checks for the exposed RFC function modules

A user is affected if SAP Business Warehouse is installed with the Service API enabled and RFC function modules lack proper authorization controls for authenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the relevant SAP security note/patch for this authorization vulnerability and review RFC function module authorization roles to ensure proper access controls are enforced for the Service API.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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