# CVE-2026-40132: Missing Authorization Check in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (BSP application Balanced Scorecard Wizard)

> An authenticated attacker can bypass authorization checks to view unauthorized data and modify risk assessment settings in SAP Strategic Enterprise Management.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 12 May 2026
- **Updated:** 12 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2qh-793j-f8hc

## What is CVE-2026-40132?

CVE-2026-40132 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (BSP application Balanced Scorecard Wizard), published on 12 May 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 SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (Scorecard Wizard in Business Server Pages), an authenticated attacker could access information that they are otherwise unauthorized to view. This vulnerability also enables the attacker to change the default settings and modify value fields, which will mislead risk evaluations and falsely lower assessed risk levels. This results in a low impact on the confidentiality and integrity of the data. There is no impact on the application�s availability.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40132?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-40132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-40132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-40132 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-40132 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (BSP application Balanced Scorecard Wizard), published on 12 May 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-2026-40132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (BSP application Balanced Scorecard Wizard). 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-2026-40132/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40132/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40132
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40132
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40132

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40132/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.