{"id":"CVE-2021-27608","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-27608","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:16:20.468Z","title":"An unquoted service path in SAPSetup, version - 9.0, could lead to privilege escalation during the installation process that is performed when an executable file is registered.","description":"An unquoted service path in SAPSetup, version - 9.0, could lead to privilege escalation during the installation process that is performed when an executable file is registered. This could further lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.","published":"2021-04-14T15:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:45:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cna@sap.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-428"],"affected":["sap/setup"],"epss":{"score":0.00228,"percentile":0.13423,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3039649","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=573801649","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3039649","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=573801649","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27608","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}