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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-4648 · published 19 February 2010

CVE-2009-4648: Accellion secure file transfer appliance permissions and access controls vulnerability

Accellion · Secure File Transfer Appliance

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the --file_move action in /usr/local/bin/admin.pl, or a hard link attack in (2) chmod or (3) a certain cp command.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.82% · top 44.4% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.82%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 does not properly restrict access to sensitive commands and arguments that run with extra sudo privileges, which allows local administrators to gain privileges via (1) arbitrary arguments in the --file_move action in /usr/local/bin/admin.pl, or a hard link attack in (2) chmod or (3) a certain cp command.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.portcullis-security.com/338.php Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38176 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56248
http://www.portcullis-security.com/338.php Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38176 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56248

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-4648), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.