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CVE-2016-2353

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Accellion — File Transfer Appliance

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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  "id": "CVE-2016-2353",
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          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
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  "published": "2016-05-07T14:59:07.197",
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    },
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      "value": "El Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) en versiones anteriores a FTA_9_12_40 permite a usuarios locales añadir una clave SSH a un grupo arbitrario, y consecuentemente obtener privilegios, a través de vectores no especificados."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:43:52.430",
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  "evaluatorComment": "<a href=\"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/276.html\">CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions</a>",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cret@cert.org"
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