Description
A memory safety vulnerability exists in the Extended Passport Protocol (EPP) processing library. Under specific conditions, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit a crafted network request containing a malformed EPP header, potentially resulting in undefined behavior and abnormal program termination. Successful exploitation may have a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.
Published: 2026-09-08
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a memory corruption flaw in the Extended Passport Protocol processing library that allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a crafted network request with a malformed EPP header. Because the library does not properly validate the header, the flaw leads to undefined behavior and can terminate the application. The impact is high, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity and availability of the SAP application as the crash may allow malicious disclosure or manipulation of data. The weakness is a buffer overrun (CWE‑120).

Affected Systems

The affected product is SAP Extended Passport (EPP) Processing from SAP. No specific version number was supplied, so all installations of the EPP Processing library are potentially vulnerable. Older or unpatched deployments must be reviewed and upgraded.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 10, indicating maximum severity. The EPSS score is not available, but the flaw can be triggered remotely via the network, and the attacker requires no authentication. Since the vulnerability is listed in SAP’s security note and is not currently in the CISA KEV catalog, exploitation may still occur in the wild if the library is not patched. The likely attack vector is a remote request to the EPP endpoint, and exploitation results in abnormal program termination that could be leveraged for denial of service or, if combined with other flaws, for privilege escalation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 01:28 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the patch or update release provided in SAP Maintenance Note 3747649 to fix the EPP header validation.
  • Verify that the EPP Processing library is the most recent version after patch deployment and update any dependent configurations.
  • If a patch is not immediately available, restrict inbound EPP traffic to authorized sources or use network segmentation to reduce exposure.
  • Monitor application logs for EPP processing errors or abnormal terminations that may indicate exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 8, 2026 at 01:28 UTC.

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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A memory safety vulnerability exists in the Extended Passport Protocol (EPP) processing library. Under specific conditions, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit a crafted network request containing a malformed EPP header, potentially resulting in undefined behavior and abnormal program termination. Successful exploitation may have a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.
Title Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Extended Passport (EPP) Processing
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: sap

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T00:10:16.283Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T18:31:04.067Z

Link: CVE-2026-44756

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T01:17:30.840

Modified: 2026-09-08T01:17:30.840

Link: CVE-2026-44756

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Updated: 2026-09-08T01:30:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-120

    Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')