CVE-2023-0012 Local Privilege Escalation in SAP Host Agent (Windows)
A local attacker with SAP_LocalAdmin membership can replace executables to run malicious code with privileged account access on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0012?
CVE-2023-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (Windows), published on 10 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In SAP Host Agent (Windows) - versions 7.21, 7.22, an attacker who gains local membership to SAP_LocalAdmin could be able to replace executables with a malicious file that will be started under a privileged account. Note that by default all user members of SAP_LocaAdmin are denied the ability to logon locally by security policy so that this can only occur if the system has already been compromised.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Host Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SAP Host Agent (Windows)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xh7r-hcfv-6wpx.