Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT
Fortra · GoAnywhere MFT
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT, in versions prior to 7.4.1, contains an authentication bypass flaw in its administration portal. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the administration portal can exploit it without credentials or user interaction to create a new administrative user.
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
- Exploited
- Yes, in VulnCheck KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 0/15
Exploitation timelineDated milestones for a CVE: when it was disclosed, when exploit code became public, when exploitation was confirmed, and when threat reports named it.
First seen exploited 3 days after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available the same day.
- First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+3 days
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
No techniques linkedNo ATT&CK techniques are linked to this CVE yet. MITRE CTID has not mapped it, and no report passage in the corpus ties it to a technique.
What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 12 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- New Chaos RAT Variants Threaten Windows and Linux Systems with Stealthy Data Theft6 Jun 2025
- APT29 Exploits Rogue RDP in October 2024 Hacking Campaign21 Dec 2024
- APT29 Exploits Rogue RDP in October 2024 Hacking Campaign21 Dec 2024
- APT29 Exploits Rogue RDP in October 2024 Hacking Campaign21 Dec 2024
- APT29 Exploits Rogue RDP in October 2024 Hacking Campaign21 Dec 2024
- APT29 Exploits Rogue RDP in October 2024 Hacking Campaign21 Dec 2024
- 6 more on OTX