CVE-2016-2352
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users...
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the YUM_CLIENT restricted-user role.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the YUM_CLIENT restricted-user role.
- Record
CVE-2016-2352- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the YUM_CLIENT restricted-user role.
- Record
CVE-2016-2352- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-3436 No score
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the YUM_CLIENT restricted-user role.
- Record
EUVD-2016-3436- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8467-3m53-p58p
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users...
The Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) before FTA_9_12_40 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the YUM_CLIENT restricted-user role.
- Record
GHSA-8467-3m53-p58p- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2352 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, published May 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.38%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.