CVE-2021-38163

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2021 at 11:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetweaver

Using SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) by SAP SE?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 37%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score36.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 36.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

SAP NetWeaver contains a vulnerability that allows unrestricted file upload.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 9, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 30, 2022
1585 days overdue

Description

SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, without restriction, an attacker authenticated as a non-administrative user can upload a malicious file over a network and trigger its processing, which is capable of running operating system commands with the privilege of the Java Server process. These commands can be used to read or modify any information on the server or shut the server down making it unavailable.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38163

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card