What is CVE-2023-0012?

CVE-2023-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-0012?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-0012

In SAP Host Agent (Windows) - versions 7.21, 7.22, an attacker who gains local membership to SAP_LocalAdmin could be able to replace executables with a malicious file that will be started under a privileged account. Note that by default al…

EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Sap Host_agent — versions 7.21, 7.22
Sap Host Agent (Windows) — versions 7.21, 7.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0012?: CVE-2023-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2023-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-0012?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.