What is CVE-2021-37535?

CVE-2021-37535 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-37535?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2021-37535

SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java (JMS Connector Service) - versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform necessary authorization checks for user privileges.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-09-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.7% 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 Netweaver Application Server Java — versions 7.11, 7.20, 7.30
SAP Se Netweaver Application Server Java (Jms Connector Service) — versions < 7.11, < 7.20, < 7.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37535?: CVE-2021-37535 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-37535?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.