CVE-2026-0492 (GCVE-0-2026-0492)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 01:13 – Updated: 2026-01-13 16:20
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Title
Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP HANA database
Summary
SAP HANA database is vulnerable to privilege escalation allowing an attacker with valid credentials of any user to switch to another user potentially gaining administrative access. This exploit could result in a total compromise of the system�s confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Assigner
sap
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SAP_SE SAP HANA database Affected: HDB 2.00
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