CVE-2022-27658
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 · uneditedUnder certain conditions, SAP Innovation management - version 2.0, allows an attacker to access information which could lead to information gathering for further exploits and attacks.
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 confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in SAP Innovation Management version 2.0. Under specific conditions, an attacker can access sensitive information that could be used for reconnaissance and planning further attacks. The high CVSS score indicates network exploitability with low privileges required and significant confidentiality impact.
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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= 2.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 if SAP Innovation Management is installedReview installed enterprise software inventory or check SAP system landscape documentation for systems running SAP Innovation ManagementAffected if The software is present on any system in the environment
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Determine the installed version of SAP Innovation ManagementAccess SAP system administration tools or use SAP transaction code to retrieve the software version information for the Innovation Management componentAffected if The installed version is exactly 2.0 (note: only version 2.0 is affected, other versions are not vulnerable)
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Verify network accessibility of the SAP systemConfirm the network exposure of the SAP Innovation Management system using network scanning or access control listsAffected if The system is network-accessible from locations where untrusted users could initiate requests
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Assess user privilege levelsReview user account configurations and authorization roles assigned to standard users accessing the Innovation Management moduleAffected if Low-privilege users have access to the system (CVSS indicates low privileges are sufficient for exploitation)
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Inspect access controls for sensitive dataExamine the authorization configuration and data segmentation settings within the SAP Innovation Management module to determine if sensitive information is accessible to standard usersAffected if Sensitive or reconnaissance-relevant information can be accessed by users with standard (non-administrative) privileges
A system is affected only if it runs SAP Innovation Management version 2.0 and the vulnerability conditions (specific configuration or access patterns) are present; other versions are not vulnerable to this CVE.
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 the relevant SAP security patch when available and review access controls and authorization configurations to ensure proper segmentation of sensitive data.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-27658 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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