CVE-2016-2388: SAP NetWeaver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 9 Jun 2022, 2,305 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 52.2%
EPSS score, percentile 99 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 30 Jun 2022. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Not stated. The CVE record gives vendor and product as “n/a” and the version as “unspecified”.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: 30 June 2022.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
The CVE record does not name affected products or versions: vendor and product are “n/a” and the version is “unspecified”.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2016-2388 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 9 Jun 2022.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 30 Jun 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 16 Feb 2016, 2,305 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.2% (percentile 99), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
The Universal Worklist Configuration in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information via a crafted HTTP request, aka SAP Security Note 2256846.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2016 | CVE record published |
| 9 Jun 2022 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 30 Jun 2022 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 21 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
References
- 39841
- 43495
- 20160523 [ERPSCAN-16-010] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA - information disclosure vulnerability
- packetstormsecurity.com
- erpscan.io
- erpscan.io
- packetstormsecurity.com
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