CVE-2017-8303
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows...
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-8303- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-116
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-8303- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17264 No score
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17264- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h3r-xf2x-c3p7
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows...
An issue was discovered on Accellion FTA devices before FTA_9_12_180. seos/1000/find.api allows Remote Code Execution with shell metacharacters in the method parameter.
- Record
GHSA-7h3r-xf2x-c3p7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-116
- 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-2017-8303 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, published May 5, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.