What is CVE-2016-3946?

CVE-2016-3946 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Sapconsole, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-3946?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in SAP Sapconsole

CVE-2016-3946

SAP Console (aka SAPConsole) 7.30 allows local users to discover SAP Server login credentials by reading the Windows registry, aka SAP Security Note 2121461.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-10-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Sapconsole — versions 7.30

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/31 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93509 (vdb-entry)
www.onapsis.com/research/security-advisories/sap-console-insecure-password-stor… (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3946?: CVE-2016-3946 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAP Sapconsole, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-3946?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.