What is CVE-2022-35291?

CVE-2022-35291 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Successfactors Mobile, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-35291?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in SAP Successfactors Mobile

CVE-2022-35291

Due to misconfigured application endpoints, SAP SuccessFactors attachment APIs allow attackers with user privileges to perform activities with admin privileges over the network. These APIs were consumed in the SF Mobile application for Time Off, Time Sheet, EC Workflow, and Benefits. On successful exploitation, the attacker can read/write attachments. Thus, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the application

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2022-07-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.2% 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 Successfactors Mobile — versions 8.0.5
SAP Successfactors Mobile Application For Android & iOS Devices — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35291?: CVE-2022-35291 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Successfactors Mobile, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-35291?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.