The XS engine in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to spoof log entries in trace files and…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The XS engine in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to spoof log entries in trace files and consequently cause a denial of service (disk consumption and process crash) via a crafted HTTP request, related to an unspecified debug function, aka SAP Security Note 2241978.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02263 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1929
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3vj-mjq2-xm62
References
More SAP Hana vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06503 SAP HANA Database 1.00 SPS10 and earlier do not require authentication, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-01765 Buffer overflow in the XS engine (hdbxsengine) in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05271 SAP HANA DB 1.00.73.00.389160 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05278 The multi-tenant database container feature in SAP HANA does not properly encrypt… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04582 Incorrect authorization in SAP HANA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05272 The SQL interface in SAP HANA before Revision 102 does not limit the number of login… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-1929 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1929 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3vj-mjq2-xm62 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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