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Is CVE-2021-27101 being exploited?

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CISA has linked this vulnerability to known ransomware campaigns. Treat any exposed instance as an active incident, not a patching ticket.

Accellion FTA SQL Injection Vulnerability

Accellion · FTA

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6% no public exploit indexed ransomware Fix deadline passed 17 November 2021

What it is

Accellion FTA contains a SQL injection vulnerability exploited via a crafted host header in a request to document_root.html.

Why we say that

  • Linked by CISA to known ransomware campaigns
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2021-11-17) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. This vulnerability is used in ransomware campaigns; here is what ransomware has cost UK organisations at the regulator.

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