Vulnerability

CVE-2021-38163

Critical· 9.9KEVCVSS9.9EPSS83%

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SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

SAP NetWeaver contains a vulnerability that allows unrestricted file upload.

Threat signal

100/100

Severe

Severity

critical

CVSS

9.9

EPSS

83%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1444d overdue

AffectedSAP — NetWeaver

Added to KEV

2022-06-09

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-06-30

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38163

CISA description: “SAP NetWeaver contains a vulnerability that allows unrestricted file upload.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

9.9/ 10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeChangedImpact extends beyond the vulnerable component (e.g. sandbox escape).
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

83.5%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p99

higher than 99% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2021-38163. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-06-09Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-06-09Published
2022-06-30Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.