Privilege escalation in SAP Adaptive Extensions
CVE-2020-6236
SAP Landscape Management, version 3.0, and SAP Adaptive Extensions, version 1.0, allows an attacker with admin_group privileges to change ownership and permissions (including S-user ID bit s-bit) of arbitrary files remotely. This results in the possibility to execute these files as root user from a non-root context, leading to Privilege Escalation.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- SAP Adaptive Extensions — versions 1.0
- SAP Landscape Management — versions 3.0
- SAP Se Adaptive Extensions — versions < 1.0
- SAP Se Landscape Management — versions < 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2020-6236?
- CVE-2020-6236 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Extensions, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6236?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.