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CVE-2023-27501: Directory Traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP and ABAP Platform

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

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

Affected products

• SAP_SE SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform: 700, 701, 702, 731, 740, 750 (+8)

References

• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3294954
• https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
• https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3294954
• https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

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