Improper authentication in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management
Priority LOW 36CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
SAP GRC Access control Emergency Access Management allows an authenticated attacker to access a Firefighter session even after it is closed in Firefighter Logon Pad. This attack can be launched only within the firewall. On successful exploitation the attacker can gain access to admin session and completely compromise the application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00723 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9h2g-5fp5-mw6q
References
More SAP Access Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-19923 Missing authorization in SAP GRC Access Control CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-39801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9h2g-5fp5-mw6q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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