CVE-2021-40501

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductSap Abap Platform Kernel
PublishedNov 10, 2021
First seenNov 10, 2021

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sap abap_platform_kernel7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86—

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