CVE-2021-27102

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 16, 2021 at 08:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFta

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score3.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 3.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 90% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Accellion FTA contains an OS command injection vulnerability exploited via a local web service call.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Known
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation Due
Nov 17, 2021
1804 days overdue

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 9_12_411

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27102.txt
x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27102

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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