{"id":"CVE-2020-6287","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-6287","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T16:15:37.701Z","title":"SAP NetWeaver Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability","description":"SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, does not perform an authentication check which allows an attacker without prior authentication to execute configuration tasks to perform critical actions against the SAP Java system, including the ability to create an administrative user, and therefore compromising Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of the system, leading to Missing Authentication Check.","published":"2020-07-14T13:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:23:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cna@sap.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":10,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["sap/netweaver application server java"],"epss":{"score":0.94719,"percentile":0.99857,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6287"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=552599675","tags":["Broken Link","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"https://www.onapsis.com/recon-sap-cyber-security-vulnerability","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cna@sap.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162085/SAP-JAVA-Configuration-Task-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/6","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2934135","tags":["Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=552599675","tags":["Broken Link","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.onapsis.com/recon-sap-cyber-security-vulnerability","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-6287","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6287","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}