CVE-2021-21486Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via missing authorization checks

Published Mar 9, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Missing authorization checks in SAP Bank Customer Accounts before listed component releases allow remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. SAP identifies the IS-B-BCA ABAP component, but its public record does not name the affected function or the authorization decision that omits the required check. A valid low-privileged account is required; successful exploitation permits unauthorized reading and modification of protected financial data without a published service-interruption impact.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.75%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization checks in SAP Bank Customer Accounts before listed component releases allow remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. SAP identifies the IS-B-BCA ABAP component, but its public record does not name the affected function or the authorization decision that omits the required check. A valid low-privileged account is required; successful exploitation permits unauthorized reading and modification of protected financial data without a published service-interruption impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-21486
Published
Mar 9, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Bank Customer Accounts (BCA)
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 9, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 101
  2. Affected versionversion=< 102
  3. Affected versionversion=< 103
  4. Affected versionversion=< 104
  5. Affected versionversion=< 105
  6. Affected versionversion=< 600
  7. Affected versionversion=< 603
  8. Affected versionversion=< 604
  9. Affected versionversion=< 605
  10. Affected versionversion=< 606
  11. Affected versionversion=< 616
  12. Affected versionversion=< 617
  13. Affected versionversion=< 618
  14. Affected versionversion=< 800

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Bank Customer Accounts (BCA)version=< 101; version=< 102; version=< 103; version=< 104; version=< 105; version=< 600; version=< 603; version=< 604; version=< 605; version=< 606; version=< 616; version=< 617; version=< 618; version=< 800

Published CVSS scores

6.8SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
8.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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