CVE-2023-27501
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, allows an attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus exploiting a directory…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 791, allows an attacker to exploit insufficient validation of path information provided by users, thus exploiting a directory traversal flaw in an available service to delete system files. In this attack, no data can be read but potentially critical OS files can be deleted making the system unavailable, causing significant impact on both availability and integrity
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- sap/netweaver application server abap
- Source
- cna@sap.com
EPSS 1.0% since 6 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3294954Permissions Required
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3294954Permissions Required
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.