# CVE-2026-0501: SQL Injection Vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise (Financials � General Ledger)

> An authenticated user can execute crafted SQL queries to read, modify, and delete backend database data in SAP S/4HANA Financials.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwwh-3hfg-5c8w

## What is CVE-2026-0501?

CVE-2026-0501 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise (Financials � General Ledger), published on 13 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to insufficient input validation in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise (Financials General Ledger), an authenticated user could execute crafted SQL queries to read, modify, and delete backend database data. This leads to a high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0501?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-0501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0501 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0501 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise (Financials � General Ledger), published on 13 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise (Financials � General Ledger). 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-2026-0501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0501/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0501
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0501
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0501

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0501/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.