What is CVE-2018-2490?

CVE-2018-2490 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori Client, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-2490?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SAP Fiori Client

CVE-2018-2490

The broadcast messages received by SAP Fiori Client are not protected by permissions. SAP Fiori Client version 1.11.5 in Google Play store addresses these issues and users must update to that version.

Published 2018-11-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Fiori Client
SAP Fiori Client — versions < 1.11.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2490?: CVE-2018-2490 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Fiori Client, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-2490?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.