Advisory
On 10.02.2026 a security relevant correction has been released by SAP SE. The manufacturer resolves an issue within BI/BO platform.
SAP Note 3695912 addresses "[CVE-2026-24324] Denial of service (DOS) vulnerability in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform (AdminTools)" to prevent denial of service (dos) with a medium risk for exploitation.
A workaround does not exist, according to SAP Security Advisory team. It is advisable to implement the correction as part of maintenance, the team suggests.
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks that take a system offline may lead to significant cost for the company, studies quantify the costs in average between 4 and 5 millions dollars. Business continuity requires SAP systems staying online. The CVSS scores or vulnerability descriptions are not enough to represent how a simple bug can lead to a significant loss for companies.
Risk specification
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform allows an authenticated attacker with user-level privileges to execute a specific query in AdminTools, potentially resulting in a crash of the Content Management Server (CMS).
Solution
The server now filters user input and restricts the execution of specific queries.
Affected System
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence suite is an analytics platform allowing SAP customers to make better decisions based on their business data. SAP BI is a module meant for producing business insights and expands its power in combination with HANA DB and also exists as BW/4 HANA. Due to processing sensitive business data, the Data security is of utmost importance.
The advisory is valid for
- ENTERPRISE 2025 27
- ENTERPRISE 2027 16
- ENTERPRISE 430 101
