Thomas Fritsch
As a key SAP security researcher at Onapsis, Thomas Fritsch is a trusted authority on vulnerability management and emerging threats. Leveraging his extensive career as an SAP expert, he focuses on deeply technical areas like SAP system configuration and transport management. Thomas’s analysis of the latest SAP security patches and vulnerabilities is a core component of the research that provides the in-depth, actionable intelligence organizations need to protect their systems. His role as a respected speaker and publisher further establishes him as a definitive voice in the SAP cybersecurity space, helping to bridge the gap between complex research and real-world security practices.
SAP Security Patch Day April 2022: In Focus: Spring4Shell and SAP MII
SAP’s April Patch Tuesday requires special attention. The Spring4Shell vulnerability, CVE-2022-22965, was recently detected and has been successfully exploited, as noted by researchers. Onapsis Research Labs contributed to a serious vulnerability in SAP MII that could lead to a full compromise of the server in patching hosting the application.
SAP Security Patch Day March 2022: SAP Focused Run Affected by Several Vulnerabilities
SAP has published 17 new and updated Security Notes on its March Patch Day. The most critical patch is for SAP Focused Run, with a CVSS 9.3 vulnerability which can lead to full compromise of the affected systems.
SAP Security Patch Day February 2022: Severe HTTP Smuggling Vulnerabilities in SAP NetWeaver
SAP’s February Patch Tuesday brings new extremely critical vulnerabilities in all SAP applications that are based on SAP NetWeaver. SAP, CISA, and Onapsis strongly advise all impacted organizations to prioritize patching these affected systems as soon as possible.
SAP Security Patch Day January 2022: Log4j Causes Record-Breaking Number of HotNews Notes
SAP has published 35 new and updated Security Notes on its January Patch Day, demonstrating the serious impact of Log4j vulnerability on SAP security.
SAP Security Patch Day December 2021: A Patch Day in the Shadow of Log4j
With 21 new and updated notes, including four HotNews Notes (with two of them being new) and six new and updated High Priority Notes, the last SAP Patch Tuesday in 2021 is slightly above this year’s average.
SAP Security Patch Day November 2021: Critical Patch for ABAP Platform Kernel
SAP’s November Patch Day contained 11 notes in total with only three new notes above CVSS 7.0, a record low number for the year. Nevertheless, the lower-rated notes should not be left unaddressed as some of these vulnerabilities can be used to launch follow-up attacks, e.g., through impersonation of users or exploiting transport permissions.
SAP Security Patch Day October 2021: Critical Patches for SAP Environmental Compliance and SAP Software Logistics Released
SAP has released 17 new and updated SAP Security Notes on its October 2021 patch release. Read on for Onapsis’s analysis.
SAP Security Patch Day September 2021: SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA Affected by Several HotNews Vulnerabilities
SAP has published 21 new and updated Security Notes on its September Patch Day. Onapsis Research Labs contributed in fixing five vulnerabilities covered by three SAP Security Notes.
SAP Security Patch Day August 2021: Critical Patches Released for Various Applications
With nine critical patches in total, SAP customers are facing the most noteworthy SAP Patch Day this year.