CVE-2020-6191Network attack vector

Root code execution via unvalidated Host Agent executable

Published Feb 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Improper input validation in SAP Landscape Management 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute malicious files as root. An administrative operation forwards an executable to SAP Host Agent, but SAP has not disclosed the affected function or exact missing validation. An SAP Landscape Management administrator must reach that operation; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code with root privileges on a managed host.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in SAP Landscape Management 3.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute malicious files as root. An administrative operation forwards an executable to SAP Host Agent, but SAP has not disclosed the affected function or exact missing validation. An SAP Landscape Management administrator must reach that operation; successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code with root privileges on a managed host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6191
Published
Feb 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Landscape Management
Classifications
CWE-20, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion== 3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Landscape Managementversion== 3.0

Published CVSS scores

9.0NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.2NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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