# CVE-2026-120017 — SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (SAML2 Service Provider)

> As of 2026-11-10, CVE-2026-120017 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (SAML2 Service Provider), CVSS v3.1 10, EPSS 0.2% (17.6th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-120017, most recently “SAP patches ICM2SHELL and PROXYGATE maximum severity flaws (CVE-2026-76964, CVE-2026-120017, CVE-2026-89103, CVE-2026-89126)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-11-10

## What is CVE-2026-120017?

SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform does not perform sufficient verification of incoming authentication assertions under certain configurations. An unauthenticated attacker could submit specially crafted data to bypass authentication and impersonate arbitrary users, including privileged accounts. Successful exploitation could cause a full system compromise, with the impact potentially extending to connected components and systems beyond the affected system. This results in a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

The record classifies CVE-2026-120017 under weakness class [CWE-347](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-347). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1 day ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 10 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.6% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 5.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-11-10

## Is CVE-2026-120017 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 39 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [SAP_SE](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/sap-se): SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP and ABAP Platform (SAML2 Service Provider)

## How to fix CVE-2026-120017

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-120017 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-120017

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-120017, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [SAP patches ICM2SHELL and PROXYGATE maximum severity flaws (CVE-2026-76964, CVE-2026-120017, CVE-2026-89103, CVE-2026-89126)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-5643) — CRITICAL · 2026-11-10

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [me.sap.com](https://me.sap.com/notes/3849308)
- [url.sap](https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-120017
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