SAS Studio 5.2 (Basic) might generate pop-up windows that contain the following text in the UI. Only the words that are shown here appear in the window, and the rest of the window is blank:

Window example 1:

Window example 2:

Clicking OK in the first window or Close in the “Forbidden” window can cause SAS Studio to close and your code can disappear.

If the network developer tools for the browser are active, you can also see a “403 Forbidden” message on a post.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.

Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Windows: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Windows Deployment Guide at

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at