CVE-2021-40501

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-862

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 10, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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