Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection
Priority CRITICAL 91Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an arbitrary attacker-controlled object. This issue was patched in version 7.1.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-02-10CISA due date 2023-03-03Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.99999 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2023-02-10 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0669
References
Exploit 4
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Advisory 4
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft
More Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09211 Deserialization Vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT's License Servlet KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-00185 Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-13122 GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-00820 User‑Controlled HTTP Header In Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Allows Arbitrary DNS Lookups CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-16608 Authentication bypass in GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.6.0 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-00737 HTML Injection possible in system generated emails in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
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