📄 Description (English)
Accellion FTA OS Command Injection Vulnerability — Accellion FTA contains an OS command injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted POST request to various admin endpoints.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Accellion FTA contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems via crafted POST requests to admin endpoints. This vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in early 2021 against multiple organizations. Immediate patching is essential as the exploit is publicly available and the vulnerability affects file transfer appliances commonly used by enterprises.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 20, 2026 11:03
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using Accellion FTA for secure file transfer face critical risk, particularly in banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), government agencies (NCA oversight), healthcare providers, and energy sector (ARAMCO and subsidiaries). The vulnerability enables complete system compromise, data exfiltration, and lateral movement into corporate networks. Financial institutions and government entities managing sensitive citizen data are at highest risk. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) using FTA for partner communications are also vulnerable.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Education
Legal Services
Manufacturing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Accellion FTA instances in your environment and isolate them from production networks if possible
2. Review access logs for POST requests to admin endpoints (particularly /admin/ paths) from suspicious sources
3. Implement network-level restrictions to limit access to FTA admin interfaces to trusted IP ranges only
4. Disable FTA services if not immediately required
PATCHING:
1. Apply Accellion's security patches immediately (versions 9.12.411 or later)
2. If patching is delayed, apply compensating controls: WAF rules blocking POST requests to admin endpoints, network segmentation isolating FTA from critical systems
3. Verify patch installation and restart services
DETECTION:
1. Monitor for POST requests containing shell metacharacters (|, ;, &, $, `, >) to /admin/ endpoints
2. Alert on any successful command execution attempts in FTA logs
3. Search logs for patterns: 'cmd.exe', '/bin/sh', 'bash' in POST parameters
4. Monitor for unexpected outbound connections from FTA servers
VERIFICATION:
1. Conduct vulnerability scan post-patch to confirm remediation
2. Review file integrity of FTA system binaries
3. Audit user accounts and access permissions on FTA appliance
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات Accellion FTA في بيئتك وعزلها عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
2. راجع سجلات الوصول لطلبات POST إلى نقاط نهاية المسؤول (خاصة مسارات /admin/) من مصادر مريبة
3. تطبيق قيود على مستوى الشبكة لتحديد الوصول إلى واجهات FTA الإدارية إلى نطاقات IP موثوقة فقط
4. تعطيل خدمات FTA إذا لم تكن مطلوبة فوراً
التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيحات الأمان من Accellion فوراً (الإصدارات 9.12.411 أو أحدث)
2. إذا تأخر التصحيح، طبق الضوابط البديلة: قواعد WAF تحجب طلبات POST إلى نقاط نهاية المسؤول، تقسيم الشبكة يعزل FTA عن الأنظمة الحرجة
3. تحقق من تثبيت التصحيح وأعد تشغيل الخدمات
الكشف:
1. راقب طلبات POST التي تحتوي على أحرف metacharacters (|, ;, &, $, `, >) إلى نقاط نهاية /admin/
2. تنبيه على أي محاولات تنفيذ أوامر ناجحة في سجلات FTA
3. ابحث في السجلات عن الأنماط: 'cmd.exe'، '/bin/sh'، 'bash' في معاملات POST
4. راقب الاتصالات الخارجية غير المتوقعة من خوادم FTA
التحقق:
1. إجراء فحص الثغرات بعد التصحيح لتأكيد المعالجة
2. راجع سلامة ملفات ثنائيات نظام FTA
3. تدقيق حسابات المستخدمين وأذونات الوصول على جهاز FTA
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.12.3.1 - Configuration management
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change management
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification
PR.IP-12 - System and information integrity
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
RS.MI-2 - Incident response and recovery
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.12.3.1 - Configuration management
A.12.2.1 - Change management
A.12.5.1 - Installation of software on operational systems
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
6.2 - Security patches and updates
6.1 - Vulnerability management program
11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Accellion:FTA