Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-27689

Published
10 March 2026
Modified
11 March 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 7.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 30th percentile
Risk Priority 54 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-27689 is a high-severity Unchecked Input for Loop Condition (CWE-606) vulnerability in Sap (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-27689, published on 2026-03-10, is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-606) that enables a denial-of-service condition in a remote-enabled function module within SAP software. By supplying an excessively large loop-control parameter, the module executes a prolonged loop, consuming excessive system resources and potentially rendering the system unavailable. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and high availability impact with low privileges required.

An authenticated attacker possessing regular user privileges and network access can exploit the vulnerability by repeatedly invoking the affected remote-enabled function module with an oversized loop-control parameter. This triggers resource exhaustion through extended loop execution, leading to a denial-of-service state that disrupts system availability. Confidentiality and integrity are not impacted.

Mitigation details are provided in SAP Note 3719502 (https://me.sap.com/notes/3719502) and on the SAP Security Patch Day page (https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchday).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Due to an uncontrolled resource consumption (Denial of Service) vulnerability, an authenticated attacker with regular user privileges and network access can repeatedly invoke a remote-enabled function module with an excessively large loop-control parameter. This triggers prolonged loop execution that consumes…

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excessive system resources, potentially rendering the system unavailable. Successful exploitation results in a denial-of-service condition that impacts availability, while confidentiality and integrity remain unaffected.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Sap
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2
  • V4.3.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Input validation directly stops untrusted values from reaching loop conditions without bounds or sanity checks.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and bounds checking that prevent unchecked loop conditions.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect and block unchecked loop conditions before release.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle requires input validation and bounds checking that can prevent unchecked loop conditions.

prevents

Application security requirements include input validation rules that mitigate excessive looping from untrusted data.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly mandate validation of loop-control inputs to prevent unbounded iteration.

References