CVE-2022-22536
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP...
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher are vulnerable for request smuggling and request concatenation. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data. This way, the attacker can execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary Web caches. A successful attack could result in complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
10.0
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher are vulnerable for request smuggling and request concatenation. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data. This way, the attacker can execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary Web caches. A successful attack could result in complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.
- Record
CVE-2022-22536- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher are vulnerable for request smuggling and request concatenation. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data. This way, the attacker can execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary Web caches. A successful attack could result in complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.
- Record
CVE-2022-22536- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27682
9.8
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher are vulnerable for request smuggling and request concatenation. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data. This way, the attacker can execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary Web caches. A successful attack could result in complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27682- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hc3-539h-6xc6
10.0
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP...
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server 7.53 and SAP Web Dispatcher are vulnerable for request smuggling and request concatenation. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data. This way, the attacker can execute functions impersonating the victim or poison intermediary Web caches. A successful attack could result in complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system.
- Record
GHSA-6hc3-539h-6xc6- CVSS 3.1
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
SAP Multiple Products HTTP Request Smuggling Vulnerability
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java, ABAP Platform, SAP Content Server and SAP Web Dispatcher allow HTTP request smuggling. An unauthenticated attacker can prepend a victim's request with arbitrary data, allowing for function execution impersonating the victim or poisoning intermediary Web caches.
- Record
CVE-2022-22536- Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ZZ-SOCMAP/CVE-2022-22536 | 2022-02-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | tess-ss/SAP-memory-pipes-desynchronization-vulnerability-MPI-CVE-2022-22536 | 2022-04-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | BecodoExploit-mrCAT/SAPGateBreaker-Exploit | 2025-04-01 |
| Exploit-DB | SAP NetWeaver - 7.53 - HTTP Request Smuggling | 2025-04-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | abrewer251/CVE-2022-22536_SAP_Request_Smuggling_Scanner | 2025-10-31 |
| Nuclei | SAP Memory Pipes (MPI) Desynchronization |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22536 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sap Content Server, published February 9, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since August 18, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since August 18, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
launchpad.support.sap.com
sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22536
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22536
wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/PSR/SAP+Security+Patch+Day+-+February+2022
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hc3-539h-6xc6