CVE-2022-22528: SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) - version 16.0, installation makes an entry in the system PATH environment variable in Windows platform which, under certain conditions, allows a Standard User to execute malicious Windows binaries which may lead to privilege escalation on the local system. The issue is with the ASE installer and does not impact other ASE binaries.

Affected products

• SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise: version 16.0 only

Published 2022-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.