# CVE-2024-39599: [CVE-2024-39599] Protection Mechanism Failure in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform

> A developer can bypass the configured malware scanner API in SAP NetWeaver due to a programming error, reducing security protections.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wcw7-26p5-ffxv

## What is CVE-2024-39599?

CVE-2024-39599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to a Protection Mechanism Failure in SAP
NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, a developer can bypass
the configured malware scanner API because of a programming error. This leads
to a low impact on the application's confidentiality, integrity, and
availability.

Weakness: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39599?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Sap Basis.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-39599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-39599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform

- [CVE-2025-0066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0066/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (Internet Communication Framework) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-23687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23687/): XML Signature Wrapping in SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-0063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0063/): SQL Injection vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-0484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0484/): Missing Authorization check in SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and SAP S/4HANA (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-0058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0058/): Information Disclosure vulnerability in SAP Business Workflow and SAP Flexible Workflow (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-39599 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-39599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform. 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-2024-39599/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39599/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39599
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39599
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-39599

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39599/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.