---
id: "CVE-2023-0669"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2023-0669"]
title: "fortra goanywhere managed file transfer: Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 7.2
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Fortra GoAnywhere MFT", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "fortra goanywhere managed file transfer", "fixed": ["7.1.2"], "affected": "< 7.1.2", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "file-transfer", "goanywhere-mft", "infrastructure", "ransomware", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2023-02-06T20:15:14+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-0669", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
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# fortra goanywhere managed file transfer: Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in…

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, a managed file transfer server, has a flaw in its License Response Servlet that deserializes attacker-supplied objects. An unauthenticated attacker on the internet can run code on the server, and CISA lists it as exploited in the wild, with ransomware use tagged.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Fortra GoAnywhere MFT affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:fortra goanywhere managed file transfer affected < 7.1.2 fixed 7.1.2

## Fix

Apply the vendor update per Fortra's instructions; the specific fixed version is not stated in the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2023-0669
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669

## From the sources

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 required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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