Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in SAP Host Agent Service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An attacker authenticated as a non-admin user with local access to a server port assigned to the SAP Host Agent (Start Service) - versions 7.21, 7.22, can submit a crafted ConfigureOutsideDiscovery request with an operating system command which will be executed with administrator privileges. The OS command can read or modify any user or system data and can make the system unavailable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | Host Agent Service | 7.21; 7.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Host Agent Service VendorSAP Affected 7.21; 7.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxh6-f3x3-2xgf
References
More SAP Host Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21149 Missing Authorization check in SAP CommonCryptoLib CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-21148 Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP CommonCryptoLib CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-12226 Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-05090 SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker with admin privileges to use the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-11211 SAP Hostcontrol does not require authentication for the SOAP SAPControl endpoint. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-05043 Missing authentication in SAP Host Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-24523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-24523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxh6-f3x3-2xgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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