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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-0669

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Feb 6, 2023 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Fortra GoAnywhere MFT

Patch now

CVE-2023-0669 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 3, 2023. Confirm Fortra GoAnywhere MFT against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
100.00%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe fortra/goanywhere managed file transfer · vendor Fortra GoAnywhere MFT

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. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe fortra/goanywhere managed file transferversion unspecified
  • vendor Fortra GoAnywhere MFTversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-0669

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-0669 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 3, 2023. Confirm Fortra GoAnywhere MFT against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. EPSS 100.00%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 6, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Feb 10, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 3, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Aug 5, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • AttackerKBCited referencehttps://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis

    AttackerKB link already published on the finding.

    attackerkb.com
  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-0669

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-0669

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-0669

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference51339

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_rce_cve_2023_0669

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-0669

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-0669

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.