CVE-2026-34261
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 a missing authorization check in SAP Business Analytics and SAP Content Management, an authenticated user could make unauthorized calls to certain remote function modules, potentially accessing sensitive information beyond their intended permissions. This vulnerability affects confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and 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 confidenceSAP Business Analytics and SAP Content Management contain a missing authorization check that allows authenticated users to make unauthorized calls to certain remote function modules. This enables privilege escalation where users can access sensitive information beyond their intended permissions. The vulnerability specifically impacts confidentiality with no effect on system integrity or availability.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 if SAP Business Analytics or Content Management is installedUse transaction SE16 to query table TADIR for objects in packages containing 'BAnalytics' or 'ContentManagement'. Alternatively, check transaction SLM for installed components or review system landscape documentation.Affected if These SAP components are present in the system
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Identify exposed remote function modules in affected componentsUse transaction SM59 to review RFC destinations and examine which function modules are accessible. Use transaction SE37 to search for function modules in namespaces related to Business Analytics and Content Management.Affected if Remote function modules from these components are exposed via RFC
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Verify authorization objects on the exposed function modulesUse transaction SUIM to check which authorization objects are assigned to the identified function modules. Examine if authorization objects S_RFC, S_DEVELOP, or component-specific auth objects are properly configured.Affected if Authorization objects are missing or improperly configured for the function modules
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Review audit logs for privilege escalation indicatorsUse transaction SAAB (Audit Information System) or review system logs via SM37 and ST03N. Look for failed authorization checks (AUTH_CHECK_FAILURES) related to function module calls in the affected components.Affected if Logs show authenticated users accessing function modules beyond their authorization level
The environment is affected if SAP Business Analytics or Content Management is installed AND their remote function modules lack proper authorization checks, enabling authenticated users to access sensitive data beyond their intended permissions.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks on the affected remote function modules to ensure users can only access data within their defined permission boundaries. Conduct a thorough review of all function modules in the affected SAP components to identify and remediate similar authorization gaps.
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