CVE-2021-27101: Accellion FTA SQL Injection Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Accellion FTA SQL Injection Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Accellion
- Product
- FTA
- Added to the catalog
- 2021-11-03
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2021-11-17
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89, CWE-138
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Accellion FTA contains a SQL injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted host header in a request to document_root.html.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware use: CISA marks this vulnerability as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. CISA does not say which group used it.
Links in CISA's notes
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2021-02-16T21:15:13.077
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17T03:44:17.670
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by SQL injection via a crafted Host header in a request to document_root.html. The fixed version is FTA_9_12_380 and later.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | [email protected] (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | 7.5 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27101.txt (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27101.txt (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27101 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- mitre
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2021-02-16T20:02:39.000Z
- Updated
- 2025-10-21T23:35:26.026Z
- Problem types
- n/a
Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by SQL injection via a crafted Host header in a request to document_root.html. The fixed version is FTA_9_12_380 and later.
References
- https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/
- https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27101.txt
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Sources and licences
CISA
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National Vulnerability Database (NIST)
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Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2021-27101: Accellion FTA SQL Injection Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-e7dc87bf7f14, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2021-27101 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T03:44:17.670.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-21T23:35:26.026Z.
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