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

EPSS: 0.008 (52.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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

cna@sap.com (Permissions Required)
cna@sap.com (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.