# CVE-2026-58243: Privilege Escalation vulnerability in SAP ABAP Developer Tools

> Low-privilege attackers can bypass authorization checks in SAP ABAP Developer Tools to read, modify, or disrupt SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP data.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cwxf-3c8c-3p26

## What is CVE-2026-58243?

CVE-2026-58243 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ABAP Developer Tools, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP ABAP Development Tools does not perform necessary authorization checks for certain functionality, allowing an attacker with low privileges to execute unauthorized database operations against SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to read sensitive data, modify application data, and disrupt access for legitimate users, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58243?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-58243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-58243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-58243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-58243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-58243 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-58243 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP ABAP Developer Tools, published on 11 Aug 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-2026-58243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP ABAP Developer Tools. 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-2026-58243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58243/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58243
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58243
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58243

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58243/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.