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CVE-2021-40501

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2021-11-10 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Sap Abap Platform Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-862, CWE-862

References