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FKIE_CVE-2021-40504

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-11-10 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:07
Severity
4.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
A certain template role in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 710, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, contains transport authorizations, which exceed expected display only permissions.
References
cna@sap.comhttps://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3105728Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
cna@sap.comhttps://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3105728Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=589496864Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 700
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 701
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 702
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 710
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 711
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 730
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 731
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 740
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 750
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 751
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 752
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 753
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 754
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 755
sap netweaver_application_server_abap 756
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:07:03.470",
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}



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