What is CVE-2020-6235?

CVE-2020-6235 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-6235?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-6235 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in SAP Solution Manager

CVE-2020-6235

SAP Solution Manager (Diagnostics Agent), version 7.2, does not perform the authentication check for the functionalities of the Collector Simulator, leading to Missing Authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Public proof-of-concept exploits

lmkalg/my_

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-2020-6235?: CVE-2020-6235 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Solution Manager, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-6235?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-6235 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.