# CVE-2022-41261: Information disclosure in Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent)

> An authenticated attacker can access sensitive files to obtain credentials, enabling unauthorized access to other system files and data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9g32-7v2h-hj2x

## What is CVE-2022-41261?

CVE-2022-41261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent), published on 12 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent) - version 7.20, allows an authenticated attacker on Windows system to access a file containing sensitive data which can be used to access a configuration file which contains credentials to access other system files. Successful exploitation can make the attacker access files and systems for which he/she is not authorized.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41261?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Solution Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41261 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent)

- [CVE-2020-6207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6207/): SAP Solution Manager Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-26821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26821/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26822/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26823/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-26824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26824/): Missing authorization in SAP Solution Manager (JAVA stack) (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41261 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent), published on 12 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostic Agent). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41261/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41261
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41261
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41261

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41261/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.