CVE-2016-5847
SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
SAP SAPCAR allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via a hard link attack on files extracted from an archive, possibly related to SAP Security Note 2327384.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.03% probability · 64th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- sap/sapcar archive tool
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138284/SAP-CAR-Archive-Tool-Denial-Of-Service-Security-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/46Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539180/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92406Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-car-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40230/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138284/SAP-CAR-Archive-Tool-Denial-Of-Service-Security-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/46Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539180/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92406Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sap-car-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40230/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.