What is CVE-2021-40502?

CVE-2021-40502 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Commerce, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-40502?

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

Auth bypass in SAP Commerce

CVE-2021-40502

SAP Commerce - versions 2105.3, 2011.13, 2005.18, 1905.34, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, resulting in escalation of privileges. Authenticated attackers will be able to access and edit data from b2b units they do not belong to.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2021-11-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

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: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Commerce — versions 1905.34, 2005.18, 2011.13
SAP Se Commerce — versions < 2105.3, < 2011.13, < 2005.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

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-2021-40502?: CVE-2021-40502 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Commerce, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-40502?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.