# CVE-2022-29616: Memory corruption in SAP Host Agent

> An attacker can exploit memory management errors in SAP Host Agent and NetWeaver to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or service disruption.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rprm-2c9c-h52j

## What is CVE-2022-29616?

CVE-2022-29616 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, published on 11 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Host Agent, SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform allow an attacker to leverage logical errors in memory management to cause a memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29616?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sap Netweaver as Abap Kernel, Sap Netweaver as Abap Krnl64nuc, Sap Netweaver as Abap Krnl64uc.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-29616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-29616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Host Agent

- [CVE-2026-0509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0509/): Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and ABAP Platform (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-27656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27656/): Cross-site scripting in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and Java (ICM Administration UI) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-24320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24320/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver and ABAP Platform (Application Server ABAP) (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-29616 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-29616 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, published on 11 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Host Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29616/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29616/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29616
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29616
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29616

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29616/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.