OS command injection in SAP Business Warehouse
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
SAP Business Warehouse, versions - 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 782, and SAP BW4HANA, versions - 100, 200 allows an attacker authenticated with (high) developer privileges to submit a crafted request to generate and execute code without requiring any user interaction. It is possible to craft a request which will result in the execution of Operating System commands leading to Code Injection vulnerability which could completely compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the server and any data or other applications running on it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | SAP Business Warehouse | before 700; before 701; before 702; before 731; before 740; before 750; before 751; before 752; before 753; before 754; before 755; before 782 | 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 782 | Patch available | CNA |
| SAP | SAP BW4HANA | before 100; before 200 | 100, 200 | Patch available | CNA |
- SAP Business Warehouse VendorSAP Affected before 700; before 701; before 702; before 731; before 740; before 750; before 751; before 752; before 753; before 754; before 755; before 782 Fixed in 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 782 Patch available CNA
- SAP BW4HANA VendorSAP Affected before 100; before 200 Fixed in 100, 200 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 700 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 701 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 702 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 731 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:740:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 740 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 750 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:751:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 751 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:752:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 752 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:753:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 753 | Vulnerable | SAP |
| cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:754:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 754 | Vulnerable | SAP |
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:700:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 700 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:701:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 701 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:702:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 702 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:731:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 731 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:740:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 740 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 750 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:751:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 751 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:752:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 752 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:753:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 753 Vulnerable ·SAP
- cpe:2.3:a:sap:business_warehouse:754:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 754 Vulnerable ·SAP
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SAP Business Warehouse (SAP SE) Fixed in 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 782
- Fix · CNA SAP BW4HANA (SAP SE) Fixed in 100, 200
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26838
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3jc-48fv-7w6q
References
More SAP Business Warehouse vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-04563 SQL injection in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-04564 Code injection in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04566 Missing authorization in SAP Business Warehouse CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-16859 Missing Authorization Check in SAP Business Warehouse and SAP BW/4HANA CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-26524 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-26525 Cross-site scripting in SAP Business Warehouse - Business Planning and Simulation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-26838 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26838 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3jc-48fv-7w6q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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