What is CVE-2016-2386?

CVE-2016-2386 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-2386?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2386 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-2386 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

SQL Injection in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java

CVE-2016-2386

SQL injection vulnerability in the UDDI server in SAP NetWeaver J2EE Engine 7.40 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, aka SAP Security Note 2101079.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2016-02-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.715 (99.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.715 · newest: 0.715 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Netweaver Application Server Java — versions 7.40

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-06-09. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-30.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-011-sap-netweaver-7-4-sql-injection-vulnerabil… (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/137129/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-SQL-Injection.ht… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39840/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
github.com/vah13/SAP_exploit (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-february-2016-review/ (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43495/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/56 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2386?: CVE-2016-2386 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Netweaver Application Server Java, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-2386?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2386 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2016-2386 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.