What is CVE-2018-2360?

CVE-2018-2360 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Kernel, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-2360?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Kernel

CVE-2018-2360

SAP Startup Service, SAP KERNEL 7.45, 7.49, and 7.52, is missing an authentication check for functionalities that require user identity and cause consumption of file system storage.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Kernel — versions 7.45, 7.49, 7.52
SAP Se Startup Service — versions 7.45, 7.49, 7.52

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
blogs.sap.com/2018/01/09/sap-security-patch-day-january-2018/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102448 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2360?: CVE-2018-2360 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Kernel, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-2360?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.