What is CVE-2020-6258?

CVE-2020-6258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Identity Management, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6258?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SAP Identity Management

CVE-2020-6258

SAP Identity Management, version 8.0, does not perform necessary authorization checks for an authenticated user, allowing the attacker to view certain sensitive information of the victim, leading to Missing Authorization Check.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Identity Management — versions 8.0
SAP Se Identity Management — versions < 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6258?: CVE-2020-6258 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Identity Management, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6258?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.