CVE-2020-6228Network attack vector

Installer modification via missing integrity checks

Published Apr 14, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Missing integrity checks in SAP Business Client 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0 allow attackers to modify the Windows installer. The installer validation path fails to perform necessary integrity checks before accepting installer content, but SAP has not disclosed the responsible function or validation primitive. Exploitation requires user interaction and conditions SAP has not publicly detailed; the documented consequence is installer modification.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing integrity checks in SAP Business Client 6.0, 6.5, and 7.0 allow attackers to modify the Windows installer. The installer validation path fails to perform necessary integrity checks before accepting installer content, but SAP has not disclosed the responsible function or validation primitive. Exploitation requires user interaction and conditions SAP has not publicly detailed; the documented consequence is installer modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6228
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Business Client
Classifications
CWE-354, T1195.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 14, 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=< 6.5
  2. Affected versionversion=< 7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Business Clientversion=< 6.5; version=< 7.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-354Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
T1195.002Compromise Software Supply Chain

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