CVE-2016-6150
The multi-tenant database container feature in SAP HANA does not properly encrypt communications,...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6150- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6150- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7084 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7084- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h3q-jhjr-x4rr
9.8
The multi-tenant database container feature in SAP HANA does not properly encrypt communications,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7h3q-jhjr-x4rr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6150 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 2.88%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/96
securityfocus.com/bid/92064
layersevensecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Layer-Seven-Security_SAP-Security-Notes_January-2016.pdf
packetstormsecurity.com/files/138453/SAP-HANA-DB-Encryption-Issue.html
onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-hana-potential-wrong-encryption
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6150
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7h3q-jhjr-x4rr