Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFT

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-1241
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFortra
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-21 15:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 16:20:24 UTC
DescriptionEncrypted values in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 and GoAnywhere Agents prior to version 2.2.0 utilize a static IV which allows admin users to brute-force decryption of data.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.8 MEDIUM from df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

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

EPSS: 0.000200000 probability, percentile 0.053620000 (date 2026-04-22)

Problem Types: CWE-326 | CWE-326 CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ffSecondary5.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortra GoAnywhere MFT affected 7.10.0 semver Windows, Linux, MacOS

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/FI-2026-001 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff fortra.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Robin Wolters, Secura (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to patched version.

Workarounds

CNA: Restrict access to Admin Client.

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