CVE-2020-6259Network attack vector

Authenticated disclosure via missing authorization checks

Published May 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Missing authorization in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 and 16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted information. SAP's public record does not identify the affected request, object, or authorization operation; it states only that a required check is missing. A low-privileged network login is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.77%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 and 16.0 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted information. SAP's public record does not identify the affected request, object, or authorization operation; it states only that a required check is missing. A low-privileged network login is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-6259
Published
May 12, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-862, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 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=< 15.7
  2. Affected versionversion=< 16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · SAP Adaptive Server Enterpriseversion=< 15.7; version=< 16.0

Published CVSS scores

4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5SAP SECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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