CVE-2021-40501

HIGH

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

SAP ABAP Platform Kernel - versions 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated business user, resulting in escalation of privileges. That means this business user is able to read and modify data beyond the vulnerable system. However, the attacker can neither significantly reduce the performance of the system nor stop the system.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3099776

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 39.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (4)
sap/abap_platform_kernel 7.77
sap/abap_platform_kernel 7.81
sap/abap_platform_kernel 7.85
sap/abap_platform_kernel 7.86
Published Nov 10, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026