CVE-2026-66763: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform insecure credential storage

CVE-2026-66763 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.9 · Published 2026-08-11

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, used for data analysis and reporting across enterprises, stores sensitive user credentials using a hard-coded encryption key. An attacker with administrative access to the server could decrypt and steal these credentials, potentially gaining unauthorized access to critical business intelligence systems and sensitive data.

Technologies: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. Vendors: SAP.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-66763 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-66763 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-66763?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.9, published 11 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-66763?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-66763 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-66763?
Check whether you run SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability involves insecure credential storage through use of a hard-coded cryptographic key in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. An attacker with high privileges and local access to the server can retrieve credential objects and decrypt them using the hard-coded key. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to obtain sensitive authentication data and potentially modify protected information. The attack requires local server access and high privilege level. No patch status is explicitly mentioned in the advisory.

Affected products

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Timeline

  • 2026-08-11: disclosed

References

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