CVE-2021-27102 Accellion FTA OS Command Injection

Exploited in the wild High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via a local web service call in Accellion FTA, requiring an upgrade to the fixed version.

Exploited in the wild
Since 3 Nov 2021
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27102?

CVE-2021-27102 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Accellion FTA 9_12_411 and earlier is affected by OS command execution via a local web service call. The fixed version is FTA_9_12_416 and later.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27102?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Accellion Fta.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27102 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-27102 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-27102 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021, including in ransomware campaigns.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vcwv-2759-43q3.

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