What is CVE-2019-0301?

CVE-2019-0301 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Identity Management, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-0301?

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

Privilege escalation in SAP Identity Management

CVE-2019-0301

Under certain conditions, it is possible to request the modification of role or privilege assignments through SAP Identity Management REST Interface Version 2, which would otherwise be restricted only for viewing.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2019-05-14 · 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: 0.011 (64.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

SAP Identity Management — versions 2.0
SAP Se Identity Management (Rest Interface) — versions < 2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

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-2019-0301?: CVE-2019-0301 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Identity Management, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-0301?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.