CVE-2021-44233Network attack vector

Privilege escalation via missing authorization check

Published Dec 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Missing authorization in SAP GRC Access Control V1100_700, V1100_731, and V1200_750 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The GRC-ACP ABAP component omits a required authorization check before an authenticated user performs a protected action; SAP has not disclosed the affected function or request path. Reachability requires an authenticated account, and successful exploitation grants privileges beyond that account's assigned authorization.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in SAP GRC Access Control V1100_700, V1100_731, and V1200_750 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The GRC-ACP ABAP component omits a required authorization check before an authenticated user performs a protected action; SAP has not disclosed the affected function or request path. Reachability requires an authenticated account, and successful exploitation grants privileges beyond that account's assigned authorization.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-44233
Published
Dec 14, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Access Control
Classifications
CWE-862, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 14, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< V1100_700
  2. Affected versionversion=< V1100_731
  3. Affected versionversion=< V1200_750

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Access Controlversion=< V1100_700; version=< V1100_731; version=< V1200_750

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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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

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