Improper privilege management in SAP github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-749Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Golang] github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go) - versions < 0.17.0, allow under certain conditions an escalation of privileges. On successful exploitation, an unauthenticated attacker can obtain arbitrary permissions within the application.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01127 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (SAP_SE): 0.17.0github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (Go): 0.17.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go | before 0.17.0 | 0.17.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (Go) | before 0.17.0 | 0.17.0 | Patch available | GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2 |
- github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go VendorSAP Affected before 0.17.0 Fixed in 0.17.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.17.0 Fixed in 0.17.0 Patch available GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (SAP_SE) Fixed in 0.17.0
- Fix · GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2 github.com/sap/cloud-security-client-go (Go) Fixed in 0.17.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50424
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2
References
Advisory 5
- https://me.sap.com/notes/3411067
- https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html
- https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067/
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-security-services-integration-library/security/advisories/GHSA-59c9-pxq8-9c73
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50424
Other 5
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-security-client-go
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/sap/[email protected]
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-security-client-go/security/advisories/GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2
- https://github.com/SAP/cloud-security-client-go/commit/2e3bd63e152e09f267316a1071034eb5d4b7f498
- https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067
Sources
- CVE-2023-50424 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50424 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8rw-rcpq-2vp2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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