What is CVE-2020-6186?

CVE-2020-6186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host_agent, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6186?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sap Host_agent

CVE-2020-6186

SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker to cause a slowdown in processing of username/password-based authentication requests of the SAP Host Agent, leading to Denial of Service.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.012 (65.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Sap Host_agent — versions 7.21
Sap Se Host Agent — versions = 7.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cna@sap.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cna@sap.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6186?: CVE-2020-6186 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sap Host_agent, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6186?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.