# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 10 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xh7r-hcfv-6wpx

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0012?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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)

- [CVE-2023-24523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24523/): Command injection in Host Agent Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6186/): Denial of service in SAP Host Agent (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-15297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15297/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27498/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-6234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/): Privilege escalation in SAP Host Agent (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0012 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Host Agent (Windows). 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-2023-0012/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0012/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0012
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0012
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0012

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0012/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.