CVE-2025-8148 Improper Access Control in SFTP service of GoAnywhere MFT

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-8148
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFortra
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-12-05 21:15:54 UTC
Updated2026-09-25 23:10:00 UTC
DescriptionAn Improper Access Control in the SFTP service in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.9.0 allows Web Users with an Authentication Alias and a valid SSH key but limited to Password authentication for SFTP to still login using their SSH key.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.2 MEDIUM from df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

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

EPSS: 0.001670000 probability, percentile 0.053090000 (date 2026-09-25)

Problem Types: CWE-732 | CWE-863 | CWE-732 CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ffSecondary4.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortra GoAnywhere MFT affected 7.9.0 custom Windows, MacOS, Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2025-013 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff www.fortra.com Vendor Advisory
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 remediated version.

Workarounds

CNA: Remove any SSH Keys assigned to Web Users that are configured for Password-only authentication to the SFTP service.

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