What is CVE-2020-6198?

CVE-2020-6198 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-6198?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-6198 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in SAP Solution Manager

CVE-2020-6198

SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostics Agent), version 720, allows unencrypted connections from unauthenticated sources. This allows an attacker to control all remote functions on the Agent due to Missing Authentication Check.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Solution Manager — versions 7.20
SAP Se Solution Manager (Diagnostics Agent) — versions < 7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6198?: CVE-2020-6198 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-6198?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6198 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.