CVE-2020-6236Network attack vector

Root code execution via arbitrary permission changes

Published Apr 14, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Privilege escalation in SAP Landscape Management before 3.0 and Adaptive Extensions before 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain root. A privileged remote operation accepts arbitrary file paths and changes their ownership and mode, including the set-user-ID bit, without constraining the target. Membership in admin_group is required; a non-root process can then execute a modified file with root privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in SAP Landscape Management before 3.0 and Adaptive Extensions before 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain root. A privileged remote operation accepts arbitrary file paths and changes their ownership and mode, including the set-user-ID bit, without constraining the target. Membership in admin_group is required; a non-root process can then execute a modified file with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6236
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Landscape Management
Classifications
CWE-269, T1222.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

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=< 3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Landscape Managementversion=< 3.0
SAP SE · SAP Adaptive Extensionsversion=< 1.0

Published CVSS scores

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

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1222.002File and Directory Permissions Modification: Linux and Mac Permissions

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