Is CVE-2021-40503 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-40503 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40503?

CVE-2021-40503 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40503?

CVE-2021-40503 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40503?

Upgrade gui for windows to 7.60 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40503

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in SAP GUI for Windows - versions < 7.60 PL13, 7.70 PL4, which allows an attacker with sufficient privileges on the local client-side PC to obtain an equivalent of the user’s password. With this highly sensitive data leaked, the attacker would be able to logon to the backend system the SAP GUI for Windows was connected to and launch further attacks depending on the authorizations of the user.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

gui for windowsNVD

Affected:< 7.60Fixed in:7.60CVE-2021-40503derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.