CVE-2016-2353 json
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows local users to add an SSH key to an arbitrary group, and consequently…
published 2016-05-07 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3437
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows local users to add an SSH key to an arbitrary group, and consequently gain privileges, via unspecified vectors.
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- devco.re http://devco.re/blog/2016/04/21/how-I-hacked-facebook-and-found-someones-backdoor-script-eng-ver/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
devco.re
/blog/2016/04/21/how-I-hacked-facebook-and-found-someones-backdoor-script-eng-ver/
exploit
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/505560
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-2353
- NVD CVE-2016-2353
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