CVE-2022-22544
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 · uneditedSolution Manager (Diagnostics Root Cause Analysis Tools) - version 720, allows an administrator to execute code on all connected Diagnostics Agents and browse files on their systems. An attacker could thereby control the managed systems. It is considered that this is a missing segregation of duty for the SAP Solution Manager administrator. Impacts of unauthorized execution of commands can lead to sensitive information disclosure, loss of system integrity and denial of service.
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 · high confidenceSAP Solution Manager 720 Diagnostics Root Cause Analysis Tools lacks proper segregation of duty controls, allowing administrators to execute arbitrary code on all connected Diagnostics Agents and browse files on those systems, enabling full control over managed endpoints.
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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= 7.20CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 installed SAP Solution Manager versionAccess SAP Solution Manager administration interface or check system information via SAP transaction SM37, or inspect the SAP System Landscape Directory (SLD) for Solution Manager version detailsAffected if The installed version is SAP Solution Manager 7.20 (specifically version 7.20)
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Verify Root Cause Analysis Tools availabilityNavigate to SAP Solution Manager transaction SOLMAN_WORKCENTER or search for Root Cause Analysis functionality in the Solution Manager workcenter. Check if RCA tools are listed as available or configuredAffected if Root Cause Analysis Tools are present and accessible in the Solution Manager environment
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Confirm Diagnostics Agents are connectedIn SAP Solution Manager, go to the Diagnostics section (transaction SMDAEMON or via the Solution Manager Configuration wizard) and check the list of connected Diagnostics AgentsAffected if One or more Diagnostics Agents are connected to the Solution Manager system
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Check administrator role assignments for RCA permissionsReview user role assignments using transaction PFCG or SUIM. Look for roles that grant RCA administration privileges such as SAP_SLM_ADMIN or similar administrative roles associated with Root Cause AnalysisAffected if Users with administrator roles have permissions to access RCA tools and execute code on connected agents
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Inspect RCA configuration for unrestricted execution capabilityAccess RCA configuration settings via the Solution Manager administration console. Check if the RCA functionality permits arbitrary command execution or file browsing on connected agentsAffected if RCA configuration allows unrestricted command execution or file system access to Diagnostics Agents without additional approval workflows
The environment is affected if SAP Solution Manager 7.20 is installed with Root Cause Analysis Tools enabled and Diagnostics Agents are connected, allowing administrators to execute arbitrary code on agents.
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 dataImplement role-based segregation of duties in SAP Solution Manager to restrict administrator capabilities from executing arbitrary code on Diagnostics Agents, following principle of least privilege.
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- Review / QA2.0 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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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.
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