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
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Mar 3, 2023.
Official advisories
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.
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.
Feb 10, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Mar 3, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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
- Exploit · packetstormsecurity.com
- Exploit · attackerkb.com
- Broken Link · duo.com
- Exploit · frycos.github.io
- Patch · github.com
- Mitigation · infosec.exchange
- CISA note · my.goanywhere.com
- Product · my.goanywhere.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · bleepingcomputer.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · bleepingcomputer.com
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · hhs.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · huntress.com
- Mitigation · rapid7.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · rubrik.com
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.