Improper Signature VerificationWeakness · CWE-347

CVE-2026-44748

CRITICAL · 9.9 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-09
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an authenticated attacker with normal privileges to obtain a valid signed message and send modified signed XML documents to the verifier. This may result in acceptance of tampered identity information leading to unauthorized access to sensitive user data and potential disruption of normal system usage. This causes a high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability 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 confidence

SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform contains a signature validation vulnerability allowing an authenticated attacker with normal user privileges to obtain a valid signed message and send modified signed XML documents to the verifier. This XML signature wrapping attack enables acceptance of tampered identity information, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive user data and potential disruption of system operations.

MitigationApply SAP security patches for this vulnerability and implement proper XML signature validation that validates the entire document structure and uses canonicalization to prevent XML signature wrapping attacks.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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  1. Identify SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP or ABAP Platform installation
    Use SAP transaction code SM37 or execute SAP system command 'sapcontrol -nr <instance> -function GetVersionInfo' to determine the product and kernel version
    Affected if The system is running SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP or ABAP Platform without the relevant security patch applied
  2. Verify XML signature validation is enabled
    Check SAP configuration settings related to XML signatures using transaction code SXMB_IFR (Integration Repository) or review custom ABAP code that processes XML signatures with digital signatures
    Affected if XML signature validation is active in the ABAP system and the system has not been patched for CVE-2026-44748
  3. Review ABAP XML processing configuration
    Use transaction code SXMLCACHE or inspect custom ABAP programs that utilize CL_XML_DOCUMENT or related XML classes for signature verification
    Affected if The system processes XML documents with signature verification enabled and the installed version is within an unpatched range
  4. Check current SAP Security Note status
    Use SAP transaction code SNOTE or navigate to SAP Support Portal to verify if the security note addressing XML signature validation bypass has been implemented
    Affected if The security patch for this XML signature vulnerability has not been applied to the system

The environment is affected if it runs SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP or ABAP Platform with XML signature validation enabled and lacks the corresponding security patch for this vulnerability.

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

Apply SAP security patches for this vulnerability and implement proper XML signature validation that validates the entire document structure and uses canonicalization to prevent XML signature wrapping attacks.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
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