CVE-2020-6315
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, version 9, allows an attacker to send certain manipulated file to the victim, which can lead to leakage of sensitive information when the victim loads the malicious file into the VE viewer, leading to Information Disclosure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9 is vulnerable to information disclosure when processing maliciously crafted files. An attacker can send a specially crafted file to a victim; when the victim opens this file in the viewer, it leads to leakage of sensitive information. The CVSS 5.5 score suggests local attack vector or user interaction is required.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installedCheck Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry named 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer', or inspect Program Files (x86) for a folder containing 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer'.Affected if The software is found installed on the system.
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Determine the exact installed versionLocate the main executable (typically named something like 'Viewer.exe' or 'sapseviewer.exe' in the installation directory), right-click and select Properties, then check the Version tab, or run: dir /s "C:\Program Files*\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer\*.exe" to find the executable and check its version property.Affected if The version number shown is exactly 9 (such as 9.0.x.x or 9.0.0.x).
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Verify file handling behaviorReview whether users in the organization routinely open 3D files from untrusted or external sources. Check if there are group policies or endpoint controls restricting file associations for .3d, .3ds, .dae, .obj, .wrl, or other 3D file formats to the SAP viewer.Affected if Users have the ability to open untrusted files directly in the viewer without restrictions.
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Check for recent file processing activityExamine Windows Event Logs under Security or Application logs for recent instances where the SAP viewer executable was used to open files from network shares, email attachments, or download folders.Affected if The viewer has recently processed files from untrusted locations.
A system is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9 is installed and users can open untrusted or maliciously crafted 3D files in the viewer.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUsers should not open untrusted or unverified files in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer. Organizations should implement policies restricting file handling and consider applying any available vendor patches for this vulnerability.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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