Critical Cryptography

CVE-2026-44748 — XML Signature Wrapping in SAML Authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform

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.

Published Jun 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: sap

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+4
Technical severity (critical)+10

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.32%

ahead of 23% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

SAP SE

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform

CVSS base

9.9

Critical · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (SAP SE SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cryptography), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
SAP SE	SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform	version SAP_BASIS 702version SAP_BASIS 731version SAP_BASIS 740version SAP_BASIS 750version SAP_BASIS 751version SAP_BASIS 752version SAP_BASIS 753version SAP_BASIS 754 and 7 more version SAP_BASIS 755version SAP_BASIS 756version SAP_BASIS 757version SAP_BASIS 758version SAP_BASIS 816version SAP_BASIS 918version SAP_BASIS 919	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
9.9	CVSS 3.1	Critical	3.1	6.0	cna@sap.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.9	CVSS 3.1	Critical	—	—	sap via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: cna@sap.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.32%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Check TLS negotiations and unexpected certificates in the component’s traffic.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · sap se/sap netweaver as abap and abap platform
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 9.9
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Awaiting Analysis
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Jun 8, 2026 · sap

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

2 on the record

me.sap.com/notes/3746332
NIST National Vulnerability Database
url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

SAP SE
every CVE for this vendor

Cryptography
same class

CWE-347
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-44751 Missing Authorization check in Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform Jun 8, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-27671 Memory Corruption vulnerability in Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform Jun 8, 2026
High CVE-2026-23687 XML Signature Wrapping in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform Feb 10, 2026
Medium CVE-2025-42902 Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Netweaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform Oct 13, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-44748 is "XML Signature Wrapping in SAML Authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform", rated Critical. It affects SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (SAP SE); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.9 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.32% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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