# CVE-2021-38163: SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

> CVE-2021-38163: SAP NetWeaver Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability. CVSS 9.9 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-38163
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:33Z

- Published: 2021-09-14 11:21 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25 UTC · Assigner: sap
- CVSS: 9.9 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 36.9%, 98th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-06-09, federal due date 2022-06-30, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT) versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, without restriction, an attacker authenticated as a non-administrative user can upload a malicious file over a network and trigger its processing, which is capable of running operating system commands with the privilege of the Java Server process. These commands can be used to read or modify any information on the server or shut the server down making it unavailable.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- SAP SE: SAP NetWeaver (Visual Composer 7.0 RT)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38163)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38163)
- [https://launchpad.support.sap.com/\#/notes/3084487](https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3084487)
- [https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405](https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=585106405)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-38163 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2021-38163.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2021-38163 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:24.511Z