GoAnywhere MFT SAML Sessions do not redirect to logout URL on session timeout
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
An improper session timeout issue in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 results in SAML configured Web Users being redirected to the regular login page instead of the SAML login page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-2025-13122 GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain CircumstancesPriority LOW 37
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-436j-4grc-7cjp
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-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
Sources
- CVE-2026-0971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-0971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-436j-4grc-7cjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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