VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-6234
SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker with admin privileges to use the operation framework to gain root privileges over the underlying operating system, leading to Privilege Escalation.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 3.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker with admin privileges to use the operation framework to gain root privileges over the underlying operating system, leading to Privilege Escalation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.56% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sap/host agent
- Source
- cna@sap.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.