Unauthenticated Session Hijack via Buffered Request Replay in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP
AI analysis
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform contains an unauthenticated session-hijacking flaw (CWE-191, incorrect type validation) in which a specially crafted network packet causes the server to reprocess a previously buffered user request. Because the flaw can only be triggered under narrow timing conditions, an unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to replay another user's buffered request and take over that user's session, gaining high-impact access to the victim's confidentiality and integrity with only low impact on availability. Any organization running SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP or ABAP Platform is potentially affected, though the attack surface depends on whether the affected service is reachable from untrusted networks. No public proof-of-concept, CISA KEV listing, or confirmed exploitation is known; EPSS currently estimates only a 0.3% probability of exploitation within 30 days.
What to do: Apply the SAP September 2026 Security Patch Day corrections for NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform, using SAP's advisory to identify the note and patch level matching your installed releases. Until patched, restrict network access to the affected SAP application server services from untrusted networks, and monitor for anomalous session reuse or unexpected session takeover. Given the high attack complexity and lack of known exploitation, prioritize patching within normal monthly maintenance windows unless the service is internet-exposed.
Affected
| SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP | — |
| SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP Platform | — |
Estimated exposure
largetens of thousands of internet-exposed SAP NetWeaver systems; hundreds of thousands of total enterprise installations — NetWeaver AS ABAP is the foundation of most on-premises SAP ERP, S/4HANA, and BW estates at large enterprises worldwide, and historical public internet scans have shown tens of thousands of externally reachable SAP NetWeaver services,…
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description
SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform allows an unauthenticated user to send a specially crafted packet that triggers reprocessing of a previously buffered user request, potentially hijacking another user's session under narrow timing conditions. Successful exploitation could result in high impact on confidentiality and integrity, with low impact on availability of the application.