CVE-2010-5326: SAP NetWeaver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

SAP NetWeaver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor

SAP

Product

NetWeaver

Added to the catalog

2021-11-03

Due date for US federal agencies

2022-05-03

Catalog version

2026.10.30

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms Invoker Servlet does not require authentication, allowing for remote code execution via a HTTP or HTTPS request.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5326

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2016-05-13T10:59:00.173

Last modified

2026-06-16T23:26:33.823

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo, CWE-306

The Invoker Servlet on SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java platforms, possibly before 7.3, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP or HTTPS request, as exploited in the wild in 2013 through 2016, aka a "Detour" attack.

References

• http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1445998 (Permissions Required)
• http://www.onapsis.com/research/publications/sap-security-in-depth-vol4-the-invoker-servlet-a-dangerous-detour-into-sap-java-solutions (Broken Link)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48925 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90533 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-132A (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
• https://www.onapsis.com/threat-report-tip-iceberg-wild-exploitation-cyber-attacks-sap-business-applications (Third Party Advisory)
• http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1445998 (Permissions Required)
• http://www.onapsis.com/research/publications/sap-security-in-depth-vol4-the-invoker-servlet-a-dangerous-detour-into-sap-java-solutions (Broken Link)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48925 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90533 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-132A (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
• https://www.onapsis.com/threat-report-tip-iceberg-wild-exploitation-cyber-attacks-sap-business-applications (Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-5326 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

mitre

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2016-05-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated

2025-10-21T23:55:52.045Z

Problem types

n/a

The Invoker Servlet on SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java platforms, possibly before 7.3, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP or HTTPS request, as exploited in the wild in 2013 through 2016, aka a "Detour" attack.

References

• 90533
• https://www.onapsis.com/threat-report-tip-iceberg-wild-exploitation-cyber-attacks-sap-business-applications
• http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1445998
• http://www.onapsis.com/research/publications/sap-security-in-depth-vol4-the-invoker-servlet-a-dangerous-detour-into-sap-java-solutions
• TA16-132A
• 48925

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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