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Trusted Third Party Report High Confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-5276

FileCatalyst Workflow SQL Injection

Fortra / FileCatalyst Workflow · 5.1.6; 0

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Trusted Third Party Report
EPSS
90.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-5276 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow.

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Fortra / FileCatalyst Workflow 5.1.6; 0.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

FileCatalyst Workflow SQL Injection

A SQL Injection vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow allows an attacker to modify application data.  Likely impacts include creation of administrative users and deletion or modification of data in the application database. Data exfiltration via SQL injection is not possible using this vulnerability.

Successful unauthenticated exploitation requires a Workflow system with anonymous access enabled, otherwise an authenticated user is required. This issue affects all versions of FileCatalyst Workflow from 5.1.6 Build 135 and earlier.

fortra Affected
filecatalyst
5.1.6; 0
Fortra Affected
FileCatalyst Workflow
5.1.6; 0
Published
25 Jun 2024
Exploitation Attempts Reported
10 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 10 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-5276.yaml 25 Apr 2025
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/fortra_filecatalyst_workflow_sqli.rb 25 Jun 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

90.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow <= v5.1.6 - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 19:13 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  6. 16:28 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-5276",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.90067,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}