What is CVE-2020-6248?

CVE-2020-6248 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise Backup, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6248?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise Backup

CVE-2020-6248

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (Backup Server), version 16.0, does not perform the necessary validation checks for an authenticated user while executing DUMP or LOAD command allowing arbitrary code execution or Code Injection.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise Backup — versions 16.0
SAP Se Adaptive Server Enterprise (Backup Server) — versions < 16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6248?: CVE-2020-6248 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise Backup, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6248?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.