CVE-2016-5845

SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows...

5.5 MediumPublic exploit

SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via an invalid file name in an archive file, aka SAP Security Note 2312905.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.98%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-5845
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5845
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6780 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6780
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ff5-385g-v6vf 5.5

SAP SAPCAR does not check the return value of file operations when extracting files, which allows...

Record: GHSA-6ff5-385g-v6vf
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap sapcar

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SAP SAPCAR - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2016-08-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5845 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sap Sapcar, published August 12, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.