What is CVE-2023-27497?

CVE-2023-27497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-27497?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-27497

Due to missing authentication and input sanitization of code the EventLogServiceCollector of SAP Diagnostics Agent - version 720, allows an attacker to execute malicious scripts on all connected Diagnostics Agents running on Windows. On successful exploitation, the attacker can completely compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% 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

Microsoft Windows
SAP Diagnostics Agent — versions 720
SAP Diagnostics Agent (Eventlogservicecollector) — versions 720

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27497?: CVE-2023-27497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-27497?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.