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critical 9.8

CVE-2015-2857 in the critical feed json

Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oau…

published 2017-08-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2945

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
84.2%
EPSS 84.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

84.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth Accellion FTA getStatus verify_oauth_token Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2015-07-10
  • EDB-37597 Accellion FTA - getStatus verify_oauth_token Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2015-07-13
  • rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • community.rapid7.com https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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