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major vulnerability· requires attention

Affects SAP Landscape Transformation (LT), a widely used ERP component; serious backdoor risk enabling full system compromise.

ERP

CVE-2026-0491

9.1
Critical
EPSS 0.51%Jan 13, 2026

SAP LT RFC module allows admin to inject ABAP/OS commands; backdoor risk.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-0491 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-0491 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-0491?

CVE-2026-0491 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-0491?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-0491, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-0491 affect?

CVE-2026-0491 affects SAP Landscape Transformation (LT) RFC module, SAP NetWeaver/SAP ERP environments. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-0491?

Limit RFC exposure, monitor admin activity, apply SAP security notes/patch when released.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
SAP Landscape Transformation (LT) RFC moduleSAP NetWeaver/SAP ERP environments
impact

Admin via RFC can execute arbitrary ABAP/OS commands, enabling full SAP system compromise.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
SAP_SE SAP Landscape Transformation
  • affectedDMIS 2011_1_700
  • affected2011_1_710
  • affected2011_1_730
  • affected2011_1_731
  • affected2018_1_752
  • affected2020

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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