TI-2023-02802 Aliases CVE-2023-2991 GHSA-36c8-63rj-g7xv

Fortra Globalscape Administration Server Information Disclosure

MEDIUM 63CWE-200Published 2023-06-22 · Updated 2024-12-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Fortra Globalscape EFT's administration server suffers from an information disclosure vulnerability where the serial number of the harddrive that Globalscape is installed on can be remotely determined via a "trial extension request" message

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00641 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Fortra	Globalscape EFT	8.0.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Globalscape EFT VendorFortra Affected 8.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:globalscape:eft_server::::::::	8.0.0.38 – 8.1.0.14	Vulnerable	Global Scape

cpe:2.3:a:globalscape:eft_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.38 – 8.1.0.14 Vulnerable ·Global Scape

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2991
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36c8-63rj-g7xv
2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/06/22/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fortra-globalscape-eft-administration-server-fixed/

Advisory 1

https://kb.globalscape.com/Knowledgebase/11589/Is-EFT-susceptible-to-the-Remotely-obtain-HDD-serial-number-vulnerability

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Sources

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