Accellion · FTA

CVE-2021-27103

Accellion FTA Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

Evidence

Source & freshness

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CISA KEV catalog Core KEV record

CVE, vendor/product, CISA dates, ransomware status, description, required action, and notes.

Catalog 2026.07.24 · Retrieved 2026-07-25 20:49 UTC Open official CISA feed ↗

MITRE CWE catalog CWE context

CWE names and plain-language weakness descriptions. CISA supplies the CWE assignment itself.

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National Vulnerability Database NVD technical context

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CISA KEV record

CISA date added: 2021-11-03
CISA due date: 2021-11-17
Known ransomware use: Known

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector

Network

The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.

Attack complexity

Low

Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.

Privileges required

None

The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.

User interaction

None

No action by another user is required.

Description

Accellion FTA contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exploited via a crafted POST request to wmProgressstat.html.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has not tagged a reference for this KEV as a patch, mitigation, release note, or vendor advisory.

Other NVD references (3)

https://github.com/accellion/CVEs/blob/main/CVE-2021-27103.txt ↗
Broken LinkProduct NVD reference source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.accellion.com/products/fta/ ↗
Product NVD reference source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27103 ↗
US Government Resource NVD reference source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published: Feb 16, 2021, 09:15 PM UTC
NVD last updated: Jun 17, 2026, 03:44 AM UTC

Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector

This standardized code is intended for security tools and technical analysts. The plain-language risk summary above explains its main points.

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

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CISA notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27103

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27103