What is CVE-2023-27498?

CVE-2023-27498 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-27498?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in SAP Host Agent

CVE-2023-27498

SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) - version 7.22, allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to a server port assigned to the SAP Start Service to submit a crafted request which results in a memory corruption error. This error can be used to reveal but not modify any technical information about the server. It can also make a particular service temporarily unavailable

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Host Agent — versions 7.22
SAP Host Agent (Saposcol) — versions 7.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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-2023-27498?: CVE-2023-27498 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-27498?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.