---
title: "CVE-2023-50423: Improper Privilege Management in sap-xssec"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-50423/
description: "CVE-2023-50423 (sap-xssec (PyPI)): SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) - versions"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-12-12
date_modified: 2026-02-25
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-50423"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.01109
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2023-50423: Improper Privilege Management in sap-xssec

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.1% , percentile 66: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes sap-xssec (PyPI) < 4.1.0, fixed in 4.1.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

SAP BTP Security Services Integration Library ([Python] sap-xssec) - versions

## Affected packages

- PyPI `sap-xssec` < 4.1.0 → fixed: 4.1.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- SAP_SE sap-xssec: < 4.1.0

## Severity

- sap CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 66.

## Sources

- [me.sap.com](https://me.sap.com/notes/3411067)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/security/advisories/GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mjg-37cp-42x5)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-50423](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50423)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-50423](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50423)
- [sap.com](https://www.sap.com/documents/2022/02/fa865ea4-167e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html)
- [pypi.org](https://pypi.org/project/sap-xssec/)
- [blogs.sap.com](https://blogs.sap.com/2023/12/12/unveiling-critical-security-updates-sap-btp-security-note-3411067/)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/)
- [github.com](https://github.com/SAP/cloud-pysec/commit/d90c9e0733fa9af68bd8ea0b1cf023cf482163ef)
- [github.com](https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sap-xssec/PYSEC-2023-261.yaml)

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