Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SAP Commerce Cloud deployments may have retained a sample OAuth2 client using publicly documented sample credentials. If those credentials were never changed, an outside attacker could obtain an access token and use certain APIs to read or modify data. The impact is serious for confidentiality and integrity, but the provided sources do not indicate availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any SAP Commerce Cloud environment using the listed versions. The business risk is unauthorized data access or modification through valid tokens. Prioritize configuration validation and SAP vendor guidance before broad assumptions about exposure.
Technical view
CVE-2026-44761 is CWE-1392 affecting SAP Commerce Cloud HY_COM 2205, COM_CLOUD 2211, and 2211-JDK21. The issue involves insecure sample OAuth2 credentials retained from SAP Help Portal sample configuration. CVSS 3.1 is 9.1: network reachable, low complexity, unauthenticated, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to SAP Commerce Cloud environments on the listed versions where the sample OAuth2 client exists and its sample credentials remain unchanged. The bundle says default status is unaffected, so validation should focus on actual configuration rather than assuming every deployment is vulnerable.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates remote, unauthenticated exploitation with low complexity and no user interaction. The provided bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. Publicly documented sample credentials increase practical risk if they remain present in production or internet-reachable environments.
Researcher notes
The strongest evidence is the CVE description, CVSS vector, affected version list, CWE-1392 mapping, and SAP references. The public bundle does not include exploit activity, detailed API scope, or the exact vendor fix text, so avoid claims beyond retained sample OAuth2 credentials and vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Review SAP Security Note 3753495 for vendor-approved remediation.
- Remove or disable any retained sample OAuth2 client.
- Rotate any unchanged sample OAuth2 credentials immediately.
- Apply SAP guidance from the Security Patch Day reference.
- Review API access controls for affected Commerce Cloud services.
Validation and detection
- Inventory SAP Commerce Cloud versions against HY_COM 2205, COM_CLOUD 2211, and 2211-JDK21.
- Check whether the sample OAuth2 client exists in each environment.
- Confirm all OAuth2 client secrets are unique and production-managed.
- Review recent token issuance for unexpected sample-client activity.
- Review API audit logs for unauthorized reads or modifications.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N3.95.2sapVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3753495CVE reference, sap
- https://url.sap/sapsecuritypatchdayCVE reference, sap
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