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high 7.2

CVE-2023-0669 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection

published 2023-02-06 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-6pm2-j2v8-h3cj , EUVD-2023-0644

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2023-02-10, used in ransomware
epss
100.0%
EPSS 100.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • fortra goanywhere_managed_file_transfer 7.1.2

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_rce_cve_2023_0669)
  2. Published
  3. CISA SSVC: exploitation active
  4. Added to CISA KEV
  5. CISA patch deadline

Known exploited

Added
3 y ago
Patch by
2023-03-03 (3 y ago)
Ransomware
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Fortra, GoAnywhere MFT
CISA name
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Ransomware

Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.

  • Clop ransomware gang
  • LockBit ransomware gang

reported by censys.iocisa.gov

Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
  • T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services primary impact
  • T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact secondary impact

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3 y ago

Exploit prediction

100.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_rce_cve_2023_0669 Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Unsafe Deserialization RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2023-02-01
  • EDB-51339 Goanywhere Encryption helper 7.1.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) webapps, 2023-04-08
  • Nuclei template Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • attackerkb.com https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • frycos.github.io https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Fortra Goanywhere MFT

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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