CVE-2016-6144

The SQL interface in SAP HANA before Revision 102 does not limit the number of login attempts for...

8.1 High

The SQL interface in SAP HANA before Revision 102 does not limit the number of login attempts for the SYSTEM user when the password_lock_for_system_user is not supported or is configured as "False," which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a brute force attack, aka SAP Security Note 2216869.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.84%Up 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

Record: CVE-2016-6144
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-6144
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7078 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-7078
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pj38-v8h9-33p3 8.1

The SQL interface in SAP HANA before Revision 102 does not limit the number of login attempts for...

Record: GHSA-pj38-v8h9-33p3
CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sap hana

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-6144 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Sap Hana, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.84%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.