What is CVE-2021-40504?

CVE-2021-40504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-40504?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap

CVE-2021-40504

A certain template role in SAP NetWeaver Application Server for ABAP and ABAP Platform - versions 700, 701, 702, 710, 711, 730, 731, 740, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, contains transport authorizations, which exceed expected display only permissions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap — versions 700, 701, 702
SAP Se Netweaver As For Abap And Platform — versions < 700, < 701, < 702

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect 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-2021-40504?: CVE-2021-40504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Abap, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-40504?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.