Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes inadequate encryption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-1241. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.9.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Encrypted values in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 and GoAnywhere Agents prior to version 2.2.0 utilize a static IV which allows admin users to brute-force decryption of data.

The weakness was presented by Robin Wolters. It is possible to read the advisory at fortra.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-1241 since 02/12/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2025-209539). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.2
VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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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: 🔍

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Upgrade: GoAnywhere MFT 7.10.0

Timelineinfo

02/12/2025 CVE reserved
04/21/2026 +432 days Advisory disclosed
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/17/2026 +57 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fortra.com
Researcher: Robin Wolters
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1241 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358483
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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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