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Accellion
VENDOR· dossier confidence 50%
Accellion's file transfer platform suffered a series of critical, actively exploited vulnerabilities in 2021, resulting in significant data breaches and ransomware attacks across the DIB. The company's security posture was severely compromised, highlighting a critical risk for organizations utilizing its services.
PROFILE
Categorydata managementWhat they doAccellion provided secure file transfer and collaboration solutions. The company specialized in secure file transfer and data collaboration services for regulated industries.
SECURITY POSTURE
Accellion experienced multiple critical vulnerabilities in 2021, all actively exploited and linked to ransomware attacks and data breaches impacting DIB organizations. These vulnerabilities included OS command injection, SQL injection, SSRF, and zero-day exploits.
Notable failures
- CVE-2021-27104 (RCE) - data exfiltration & ransomware
- CVE-2021-27102 (RCE) - ransomware attacks & data breaches
- CVE-2021-27101 (SQL injection) - data breaches & ransomware
- CVE-2021-27103 (SSRF) - ransomware attacks
Patterns: multiple critical vulnerabilities exploited concurrently; zero-day exploit; data exfiltration via vulnerability exploitation; ransomware attack vector
Reputationneutral (-0.03) · 20 trusted sources
CoverageSentinelOne · cooey · NVD · app.opencve.io · cvefeed.io · cooey
FAILURE HISTORY · 4
| DATE | EVENT | SEV | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | CVE-2021-27104 | critical | Accellion FTA's OS command injection vulnerability allowed attackers to execute arbitrary commands, leading to data exfiltration and ransomware attacks. |
| 2021-11-03 | CVE-2021-27102 | critical | Accellion FTA's OS command injection vulnerability was actively exploited, likely contributing to ransomware attacks and data breaches affecting numerous DIB organizations and FedRAMP vendors who used it as a component in their systems. |
| 2021-11-03 | CVE-2021-27101 | critical | Accellion FTA's SQL injection vulnerability was actively exploited, leading to data breaches and ransomware attacks affecting DIB organizations using the product. |
| 2021-11-03 | CVE-2021-27103 | critical | Accellion FTA's SSRF vulnerability was actively exploited, linked to ransomware attacks, impacting DIB organizations using the platform for data transfer and storage. |
SENTIMENT · TRUSTED SOURCES
synthesisneutral+0.00
No sentiment expressed; only technical facts and catalog listings.
synthesisneutral+0.00
No sentiment expressed; sources are CVE databases and aggregators with no commentary on vendor handling.
synthesissevere-fallout-0.60
Vulnerability disclosed with minimal context, no praise for handling.
synthesisneutral+0.00
No sentiment expressed; sources are technical databases or generic pages without commentary on Accellion's handling.
Neutral; unrelated SentinelOne page.
"Vulnerability Database | SentinelOne"
Neutral; generic CVE database.
"CVE, short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list of publicly disclosed computer security flaws."
Neutral; generic KEV catalog.
"CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog is the authoritative list of security flaws that have been confirmed exploited in real-world attacks."
Neutral; technical fact only.
"Accellion FTA contains a SQL injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted host header in a request to document_root.html."
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; no mention of Accellion or CVE-2021-27101.
Neutral; NVD entry states facts without sentiment.
"Accellion FTA contains an OS command injection vulnerability exploited via a local web service call."
Neutral; CVE aggregator page with no vendor commentary.
Neutral; CVE database site with no vendor commentary.
Neutral; CVE database site with no vendor commentary.
Neutral; Vendor security page with no CVE commentary.
Neutral; CVE aggregator page with no vendor commentary.
Neutral disclosure, no commendation.
"Accellion FTA contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exploited via a crafted POST request to wmProgressstat.html."
Neutral; technical description only.
"Accellion FTA contains an OS command injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted POST request to various admin endpoints."
Neutral; generic CISA page.
"CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog"
Open questions: What is the current status of Accellion? · What remediation steps were taken following the 2021 incidents?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-07-28 12:48:31.845899+00:00