CVE-2021-47794
Authenticated RCE in ZesleCP 3.1.9 via FTP account creation shell injection.
Is CVE-2021-47794 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2021-47794 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2021-47794?
CVE-2021-47794 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-47794?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2021-47794, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2021-47794 affect?
CVE-2021-47794 affects ZesleCP 3.1.9. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2021-47794?
Patch when available; restrict FTP creation endpoints; enable admin MFA.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can inject a reverse shell during FTP account creation, enabling remote code execution.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 3.1.9
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.