GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
The login limit is not enforced on the SFTP service of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0 if the Web User attempting to be logged in to is configured to log in with an SSH Key, making the SSH key vulnerable to being guessed via Brute Force.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GoAnywhere MFT (Fortra) Fixed in 7.10.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 7.10.0
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-00820 User‑Controlled HTTP Header In Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Allows Arbitrary DNS LookupsPriority LOW 34
- TI-2026-00737 HTML Injection possible in system generated emails in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFTPriority LOW 29
- TI-2025-01061 Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFTPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14362
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wqc-r42g-8qgm
References
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-2023-00634 Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- 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
- CVE-2025-14362 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14362 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wqc-r42g-8qgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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