VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40501

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • cna@sap.com: CWE-862
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-862

Primary references