# CVE-2020-6234: Privilege escalation in SAP Host Agent

> An attacker with admin privileges can exploit the operation framework to gain root access on the underlying operating system.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c47h-mcrh-2p6p

## What is CVE-2020-6234?

CVE-2020-6234 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, published on 14 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Host Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP Host Agent

- [CVE-2023-24523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24523/): Command injection in Host Agent Service (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-6186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6186/): Denial of service in SAP Host Agent (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-15297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15297/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27498/): Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-0012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0012/): Local Privilege Escalation in SAP Host Agent (Windows) (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6234 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Host Agent, published on 14 Apr 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP Host Agent. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.