SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP OS Command Injection (3730019)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 314953

Synopsis

The remote SAP NetWeaver ABAP server is affected by an OS command injection vulnerability.

Description

The version of SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP detected on the remote host is affected by an OS command injection vulnerability as referenced in SAP Security Note 3730019:

- An OS command injection vulnerability exists in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject operating system commands, resulting in a significant impact on the confidentiality of the application. (CVE-2026-40135)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://me.sap.com/notes/3730019

http://www.nessus.org/u?f9971d88

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 314953

File Name: sap_netweaver_as_abap_3730019.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/15/2026

Updated: 5/15/2026

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40135

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sap:netweaver_application_server

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/SAP Netweaver Application Server (AS)

Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40135

IAVA: 2026-A-0447