# CVE-2026-0492: Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP HANA database

> An attacker with valid credentials can switch users to gain administrative access, compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67mq-54j2-cv5m

## What is CVE-2026-0492?

CVE-2026-0492 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP HANA database, published on 13 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SAP HANA database is vulnerable to privilege escalation allowing an attacker with valid credentials of any user to switch to another user potentially gaining administrative access. This exploit could result in a total compromise of the system�s confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Hana Database.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-0492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAP_SE SAP HANA database

- [CVE-2018-2424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2424/): Cross-site scripting in SAP HANA Database (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0350/): Denial of service in SAP HANA Database (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-21474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21474/): Weak cryptography in SAP HANA Database (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-16687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16687/): Information disclosure in SAP HANA extended application services (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2020-26834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26834/): Auth bypass in SAP HANA Database (medium 4.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0492 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP_SE SAP HANA database, published on 13 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAP_SE SAP HANA database. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0492

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0492/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.