# CVE-2026-58248: XML External Entity Injection in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

> A low-privileged attacker can upload a crafted spreadsheet to trigger XML External Entity injection, exposing sensitive server-side files in reports.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpjj-rh44-8gf9

## What is CVE-2026-58248?

CVE-2026-58248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (Web Intelligence) allows a low-privileged attacker to upload a specially crafted spreadsheet file containing malicious external references. When the file is processed as a data source, the affected component resolves these references and exposes the contents of sensitive server-side files within the resulting report. This results in a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58248?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-58248?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-58248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-58248 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-58248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-58248 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-58248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, 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-2026-58248 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence. 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-2026-58248/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58248/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58248
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58248
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58248

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58248/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.