What is CVE-2018-2361?

CVE-2018-2361 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-2361?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Solution Manager

CVE-2018-2361

In SAP Solution Manager 7.20, the role SAP_BPO_CONFIG gives the Business Process Operations (BPO) configuration user more authorization than required for configuring the BPO tools.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Solution Manager — versions 7.20
SAP Se Solution Manager — versions 7.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

blogs.sap.com/2018/01/09/sap-security-patch-day-january-2018/ (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102450 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2361?: CVE-2018-2361 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-2361?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.