Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the --file_move action in /usr/local/bin/admin.pl, or a hard link attack in (2) chmod or (3) a certain cp command.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00821 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_135:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7_0_135 | Vulnerable | Accellion |
| cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_178:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7_0_178 | Vulnerable | Accellion |
| cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_189:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7_0_189 | Vulnerable | Accellion |
| cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_259:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7_0_259 | Vulnerable | Accellion |
| cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_296:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7_0_296 | Vulnerable | Accellion |
- cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_135:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7_0_135 Vulnerable ·Accellion
- cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_178:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7_0_178 Vulnerable ·Accellion
- cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_189:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7_0_189 Vulnerable ·Accellion
- cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_259:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7_0_259 Vulnerable ·Accellion
- cpe:2.3:h:accellion:secure_file_transfer_appliance:7_0_296:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7_0_296 Vulnerable ·Accellion
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4648
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fqj-948j-w2qf
References
More Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06700 courier/1000@/api_error_email.html (aka "error reporting page") in Accellion File… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-04400 Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2009-04402 Static code injection vulnerability in the administrative web interface in Accellion… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2009-04401 Directory traversal vulnerability in web_client_user_guide.html in Accellion Secure File… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-03689 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer FTA_7_0_135 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2009-04403 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-4648 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4648 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fqj-948j-w2qf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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