CVE-2026-0492 (GCVE-0-2026-0492)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-13 01:13
Modified
2026-02-26 15:04
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
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SAP_SE SAP HANA database Version: HDB 2.00
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