CVE-2021-40503

moderate-risk

Published 2021-11-10

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in SAP GUI for Windows - versions < 7.60 PL13, 7.70 PL4, which allows an attacker with sufficient privileges on the local client-side PC to obtain an equivalent of the user’s password. With this highly sensitive data leaked, the attacker would be able to logon to the backend system the SAP GUI for Windows was connected to and launch further attacks depending on the authorizations of the user.

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Gui For Windows

Affected Vendors

Sap

References (4)

Permissions Required https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106

Vendor Advisory https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864

Permissions Required https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3080106

Vendor Advisory https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 19/34 · Moderate