How severe is CVE-2018-2457?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

CVE-2018-2457

Under certain conditions SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, version 16.0, allows some privileged users to access information which would otherwise be restricted.

Published 2018-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise — versions 16.0
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise — versions = 16.0

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2457?: CVE-2018-2457 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-2457?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.