Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2020-6286

SAP netweaver_application_server_java Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Jun 12, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 12, 2026 · SAP

Patch now

CVE-2020-6286 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm SAP against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
28.31%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor SAP netweaver_application_server_java

The insufficient input path validation of certain parameter in the web service of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit a method to download zip files to a specific directory, leading to Path Traversal. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • vendor SAP netweaver_application_server_javaversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-6286

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-6286 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm SAP against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 28.31%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 12, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The insufficient input path validation of certain parameter in the web service of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit a method to download zip files to a specific directory, leading to Path Traversal. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Jun 12, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-6286

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-6286

    30-day exploitation probability 28.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-6286

    The insufficient input path validation of certain parameter in the web service of SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA (LM Configuration Wizard), versions - 7.30, 7.31, 7.40, 7.50, allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit a method to download zip files to a specific directory, leading to P

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.