GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances

Summary

CVECVE-2025-14362
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFortra
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-21 15:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 16:20:24 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

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

EPSS: 0.000360000 probability, percentile 0.107160000 (date 2026-04-22)

Problem Types: CWE-307 | CWE-307 CWE-307 Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ffSecondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortra GoAnywhere MFT affected 7.10.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/FI-2026-002 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff fortra.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to patched version.

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