What is CVE-2020-6295?

CVE-2020-6295 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-6295?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

CVE-2020-6295

Under certain conditions the SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, version 16.0, allows an attacker to access encrypted sensitive and confidential information through publicly readable installation log files leading to a compromise of the installed Cockpit. This compromise could enable the attacker to view, modify and/or make unavailable any data associated with the Cockpit, leading to Information Disclosure.

Published 2020-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise — versions 16.0
SAP Se Adaptive Server Enterprise — 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-2020-6295?: CVE-2020-6295 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-6295?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.