CVE-2015-2857

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Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.

Published: 2017-08-22 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-2857 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.73%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2857

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37597 exploit_db edb 2015-07-13 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2857

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-15 83.03% 86.73% +3.70%
2 2025-10-10 85.42% 83.03% -2.40%
3 2025-03-17 85.42%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2857

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2857

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2857

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
accellion file_transfer_appliance <= 9_11_200 cpe:2.3:a:accellion:file_transfer_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2857

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