CVE-2020-6236

Description

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory sap.com Vendor Advisory sap.com
Affected: SAP SE SAP Landscape Management
Affected: SAP SE SAP Adaptive Extensions
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202 vendor advisory
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902456 permissions required vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6236?
CVE-2020-6236 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6236?
To fix CVE-2020-6236, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-6236 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-6236 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6236?
CVE-2020-6236 affects SAP SE SAP Landscape Management, SAP SE SAP Adaptive Extensions.
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