CVE-2023-0669Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 10, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Mar 3, 2023, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Feb 10, 2023; federal remediation due Mar 3, 2023; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 100.00% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- rapid7
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Fortra Goanywhere MFT fortra:goanywhere_mft (from the name) | through 7.1.1 | CNA record |
fortra goanywhere_managed_file_transfer fortra:goanywhere_managed_file_transfer | before 7.1.2 | NVD |
References
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1vendor-advisory, product
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934media-coverage, mitigation, third-party-advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/third-party-advisory, mitigation
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysisthird-party-advisory, exploit
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607exploit, patch
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mftmedia-coverage, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.htmlthird-party-advisory, exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0669us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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