CVE-2021-27609
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSAP Focused RUN versions 200, 300, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, which allows a user to call the oData service and manipulate the activation for the SAP EarlyWatch Alert service data collection and sending to SAP without the intended authorization.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSAP Focused RUN versions 200 and 300 lack proper authorization checks in an oData service, allowing any authenticated user to manipulate EarlyWatch Alert service data collection activation settings without proper role-based permissions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 200= 300CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SAP Focused RUN installationUse system information utilities or transaction codes (e.g., SM51, system details) to verify if SAP Focused RUN is installed on the target systemAffected if SAP Focused RUN is not installed on the system
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Check Focused RUN versionDetermine the installed version of SAP Focused RUN using standard SAP version checking methods or transaction codes that display system version informationAffected if The installed version is 200 or 300 (exact match to affected versions)
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Verify EarlyWatch Alert oData service is activeCheck if the EarlyWatch Alert oData service is enabled and accessible in the system using SAP service administration transactions (e.g., SICF, /IWFND/ERROR_LOG)Affected if The EarlyWatch Alert oData service is enabled and exposed
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Review authorization role configuration for EarlyWatch AlertExamine the authorization roles assigned to users for the EarlyWatch Alert service using identity and role management transactions (e.g., SU01, PFCG, SUIM) to determine if role-based access controls are properly enforcedAffected if Users without proper administrative roles can access or modify EarlyWatch Alert service data collection activation settings
A system is affected if SAP Focused RUN versions 200 or 300 is installed with the EarlyWatch Alert oData service enabled and improper or missing role-based authorization controls exist for that service.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply SAP security notes/patches for CVE-2021-27609 and review/restrict authorization roles for the EarlyWatch Alert oData service to enforce proper access controls.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation10.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-27609 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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