Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical Threat Advisory: This vulnerability is documented in active Ransomware campaigns. Immediate remediation required.

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH

7.2 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

94.38 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

100.0 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 100.0% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Feb 10, 2023

Remediation Due

Mar 03, 2023

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT contains a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an attacker-controlled object.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Asset Context

Vendor Identity

Fortra

Affected Product

GoAnywhere MFT

Ransomware Status

Campaign Use Known

Weakness Classification

CWE-502

External Intelligence

CISA

CISA Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-158a.

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669