CVE-2020-6186

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Published Feb 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker to cause a slowdown in processing of username/password-based authentication requests of the SAP Host Agent, leading to Denial of Service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SAP SE

SAP Host Agent

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`= 7.21`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sap:host_agent:7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-27336	SAP Host Agent, version 7.21, allows an attacker to cause a slowdown in processing of username/password-based authentication requests of the SAP Host Agent, leading to Denial of Service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.226% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2841053
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=537788812

History

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Subscriptions

Sap Host Agent

Weaknesses

CWE-306

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:55 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: sap
Published: Feb 12, 2020, 7:46 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 8:55 AM
Reserved: Jan 8, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 12, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:22 AM

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