SAP NetWeaver XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerability
SAP / NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Platforms contains an unspecified vulnerability in BC-BMT-BPM-DSK which allows remote, authenticated users to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.
- CVE identifier
- CVE-2016-9563
- Added to KEV
- Nov 3, 2021
- CISA catalog dueDate
- May 3, 2022
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Publisher's required action
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- Ransomware use, as reported by CISA
- Unknown
- CVSS severity
- Not supplied by KEV
- EPSS probability
- 24.23%
EPSS score date: 2026-09-27T12:00:21Z. Percentile: 97.78%. Model version: v2026.06.15.
A dated estimate of exploitation probability over the following 30 days, not a severity score or a probability of a breach in your environment.
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Source notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9563
Source & freshness
Source updated: Sep 27, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
Successfully checked: Sep 27, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
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