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CVE-2016-6150

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The multi-tenant database container feature in SAP HANA does not properly encrypt communications, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2233550.

Affected products

• SAP SE SAP HANA: all versions

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138453/SAP-HANA-DB-Encryption-Issue.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/96
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92064
• https://layersevensecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Layer-Seven-Security_SAP-Security-Notes_January-2016.pdf
• https://www.onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-hana-potential-wrong-encryption
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138453/SAP-HANA-DB-Encryption-Issue.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/96
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92064
• https://layersevensecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Layer-Seven-Security_SAP-Security-Notes_January-2016.pdf
• https://www.onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-hana-potential-wrong-encryption

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