CRITICAL
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter
Published Aug 22, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 84.18%
Description
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9_11_200
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
84.18% 0.84178
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.84178
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 84.18% (0.84178) | 99.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 84.18% (0.84178) | 99.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 15, 2026 | 86.73% (0.86728) | 99.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 83.03% (0.83027) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.42% (0.85425) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.08% (0.96084) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 95.71% (0.95714) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 96.00% (0.95999) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 96.25% (0.96253) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 96.58% (0.96585) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 96.69% (0.96690) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.63% (0.96629) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 88.22% (0.88221) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 88.22% (0.88221) | 99.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Aug 22, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 3, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2857
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a