What is CVE-2020-6228?

CVE-2020-6228 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Business Client, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-6228?

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

Vulnerability in SAP Business Client

CVE-2020-6228

SAP Business Client, versions 6.5, 7.0, does not perform necessary integrity checks which could be exploited by an attacker under certain conditions to modify the installer.

Published 2020-04-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Business Client — versions 6.0, 6.5, 7.0
SAP Se Business Client — versions < 6.5, < 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6228?: CVE-2020-6228 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Business Client, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-6228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.