# CVE-2026-0503: Missing Authorization check in in SAP ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS Management)

> An attacker can bypass authentication and manipulate EHS change pointer data in SAP ECC and S/4HANA due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4772-pjcp-2xfr

## What is CVE-2026-0503?

CVE-2026-0503 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS Management), 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 missing authorization check in the SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS Management), an attacker could extract hardcoded clear-text credentials and bypass the password authentication check by manipulating user parameters. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker can access, modify or delete certain change pointer information within EHS objects in the application which might further affect the subsequent systems. This vulnerability leads to a low impact on confidentiality and integrity of the application with no affect on the availability.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0503?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-0503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0503 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS Management), 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-2026-0503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA (SAP EHS 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-2026-0503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0503/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.