High Severity
Affected system
HANA
CVSS
8.8
Component
HAN-DB-SEC
Patch Day
2026-01
Released on
2026/01/13
SAP Note
3691059
Workaround
No
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Advisory

A note with CVSS 8.8 for component HAN-DB-SEC was released by SAP on 13.01.2026. The correction/advisory 3691059 was described with "[CVE-2026-0492] Privilege escalation vulnerability in SAP HANA database" and affects the system type HANA.

A workaround does not exist, according to SAP Security Advisory team. It is advisable to implement the correction as monthly patch process.

The vulnerability addressed is escalation of privileges within HANA.

Risk specification

The HANA database allows an authenticated attacker to impersonate any user, which could result in unauthorized administrative access.

Solution

This correction prevents unauthorized privilege escalation.

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