# CVE-2022-39801: Auth bypass in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management

> An authenticated attacker can access closed Firefighter sessions to gain admin privileges and compromise the application within the firewall.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9h2g-5fp5-mw6q

## What is CVE-2022-39801?

CVE-2022-39801 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP GRC Access control Emergency Access Management allows an authenticated attacker to access a Firefighter session even after it is closed in Firefighter Logon Pad. This attack can be launched only within the firewall. On successful exploitation the attacker can gain access to admin session and completely compromise the application.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39801?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Access Control.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39801?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39801 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management

- [CVE-2021-44233](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44233/): Missing authorization in SAP GRC Access Control (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39801 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39801 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39801 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP GRC Access Control Emergency Access Management. 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-2022-39801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39801/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39801
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39801
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39801

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39801/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.