Incorrect authorization in SAP HANA
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
LDAP authentication in SAP HANA Database version 2.0 can be bypassed if the attached LDAP directory server is configured to enable unauthenticated bind.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01251 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SAP HANA (SAP SE): 2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SAP HANA (SAP SE) Fixed in 2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq36-2m78-ghvj
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-2016-01766 The XS engine in SAP HANA allows remote attackers to spoof log entries in trace files and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.3
- 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-2021-21484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qq36-2m78-ghvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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