CVE-2023-0669 — Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented mitigation — infosec.exchange (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented mitigation — www.rapid7.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

CISA required action CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal deadline: Mar 3, 2023 — passed 1322 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, Rubygems Metasploit-framework).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
4. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
5. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (insecure deserialization), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Other CVEs with this weakness →

CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 100.00%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Monitor serialized objects in requests and unexpected processes spawned by the runtime.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Feb 10, 2023 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Affected products added · rubygems/metasploit-framework
  Oct 13, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · fortra/goanywhere managed file transfer
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · Published → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Affected products added · fortra/goanywhere mft
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• CVSS changed · 7.2
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Source status changed · → Published
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2023
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Feb 9, 2023 · CISA
• CVE published
  Feb 6, 2023 · rapid7

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 3× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

12 on the record

• github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
  exploit, Patch, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerab
  third-party-advisory, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
  media-coverage, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669
  GitHub Security Advisories
• my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
  vendor-advisory, Product, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerab
  GitHub Security Advisories
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pm2-j2v8-h3cj
  GitHub Security Advisories
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft
  media-coverage, Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
  third-party-advisory, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis
  third-party-advisory, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• Medium CVE-2025-1241 Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFT Apr 21, 2026
• Medium CVE-2026-1089 User‑Controlled HTTP Header In Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Allows Arbitrary DNS Lookups Apr 21, 2026
• Medium CVE-2026-0971 GoAnywhere MFT SAML Sessions do not redirect to logout URL on session timeout Apr 21, 2026
• Medium CVE-2026-0972 HTML Injection possible in system generated emails in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Apr 21, 2026
• High CVE-2025-14362 GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances Apr 21, 2026
• Medium CVE-2025-8148 CVE-2025-8148 Improper Access Control in SFTP service of GoAnywhere MFT Dec 5, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2023-0669 is "Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Goanywhere Managed File Transfer (Fortra); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 7.2 describes technical severity. EPSS 100.00% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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