CVE-2020-6207 SAP Solution Manager Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
SAP Solution Manager User Experience Monitoring contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability which results in complete compromise of all SMDAgents connected to the Solution Manager.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 3 Nov 2021.
- Rated Critical severity (CVSS 10.0, scored by Vendor).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,829 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
SAP Solution Manager (User Experience Monitoring), version- 7.2, due to Missing Authentication Check does not perform any authentication for a service resulting in complete compromise of all SMDAgents connected to the Solution Manager.
Affected Versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| SAP SE SAP Solution Manager (User Experience Monitoring) | < 7.2 |
From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.
What To Do Now
- 1
Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for SAP Solution Manager. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
- 3
Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
Vendor Advisories
The Compliance Clock
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Sources
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
- NVD: CVE-2020-6207
- CVE record: CVE-2020-6207
- FIRST EPSS
- wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=540935305
- launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2890213
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161993/SAP-Solution-Manager-7.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/4
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162083/SAP-SMD-Agent-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/34
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163168/SAP-Solution-Manager-7.20-Missing-Authorization.html
