Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x SFTP Service excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SFTP Service. The manipulation results in excessive authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-0972. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x. Affected is an unknown code block of the component SFTP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The login limit is not enforced on the SFTP service of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0 if the Web User attempting to be logged in to is configured to log in with an SSH Key, making the SSH key vulnerable to being guessed via Brute Force.

The advisory is available at fortra.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-0972 since 01/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 321346 (Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) < 7.10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (321346) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-24129). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.3
CNA Vector (Fortra): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 321346
Nessus Name: Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) < 7.10.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: GoAnywhere MFT 7.10.0

Timelineinfo

01/15/2026 CVE reserved
04/21/2026 +95 days Advisory disclosed
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +57 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fortra.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0972 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358482
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2026 16:32
Updated: 06/17/2026 21:03
Changes: 04/21/2026 16:32 (64), 04/21/2026 18:50 (1), 06/17/2026 21:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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