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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-24523 · published 14 February 2023

CVE-2023-24523: Sap host agent exposure of resource to wrong sphere vulnerability

Sap · Host Agent

An attacker authenticated as a non-admin user with local access to a server port assigned to the SAP Host Agent (Start Service) - versions 7.21, 7.22, can submit a crafted ConfigureOutsideDiscovery request with an operating system command which will be executed with administrator privileges.  The OS command can read or modify any user or system data and can make the system unavailable.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.19% · top 92.8% CWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An attacker authenticated as a non-admin user with local access to a server port assigned to the SAP Host Agent (Start Service) - versions 7.21, 7.22, can submit a crafted ConfigureOutsideDiscovery request with an operating system command which will be executed with administrator privileges.  The OS command can read or modify any user or system data and can make the system unavailable.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3285757 Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html Vendor Advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3285757 Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-24523), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.