What is CVE-2016-2353?

CVE-2016-2353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-2353?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance

CVE-2016-2353

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Accellion File_transfer_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
VU#505560 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2353?: CVE-2016-2353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accellion File_transfer_appliance, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-2353?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.