Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (Web Container)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (Web Container) allows an unauthenticated attacker to craft a malicious HTTP logon request that manipulates file inclusion parameters, enabling path traversal and processing of the included file. Processing the included file could allow the attacker to view or modify sensitive information or render any part of the local system unavailable.
Why it matters now
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-2026-40128
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgpc-r53m-pqc6
References
More SAP vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-22522 Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer development server) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06811 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-15842 Path traversal in SAP NetWeaver KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2020-05139 Missing authentication in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2020-05063 Missing authentication in SAP Solution Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-00284 Deserialization of untrusted data in SAP Commerce Cloud KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-40128 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40128 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xgpc-r53m-pqc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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