NVD - CVE-2021-27104 (original) (raw)

Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by OS command execution via a crafted POST request to various admin endpoints. The fixed version is FTA_9_12_380 and later.

Metrics

NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed.

CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Accellion FTA OS Command Injection Vulnerability 11/03/2021 11/17/2021 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST CISA-ADP

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Change History

11 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/16/2026 11:44:18 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added SSVC {"timestamp":"2025-05-27T17:56:24.718712Z","id":"CVE-2021-27104","options":[{"exploitation":"active"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by MITRE 6/16/2026 11:44:18 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected [{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/03/2025 10:08:31 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2021-27104 Types: US Government Resource

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 8:17:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2021-27104

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 4🔞26 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Removed Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2021-27104

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 10/21/2025 3🔞58 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field\_cve=CVE-2021-27104

Modified Analysis by NIST 3/14/2025 4:48:03 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt Types: Third Party Advisory CVE: https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt Types: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt Types: Third Party Advisory MITRE: https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt Types: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 2/03/2025 10:15:13 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE CWE-78

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 12:57:21 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt
Added Reference https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/14/2024 4:37:09 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Initial Analysis by NIST 2/17/2021 1:52:07 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added CWE NIST CWE-78
Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:accellion:fta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9_12_370
Changed Reference Type https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt No Types Assigned https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27104.txt Third Party Advisory
Changed Reference Type https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/ No Types Assigned https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/ Product, Vendor Advisory