CVE-2025-1241 PUBLISHED

Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFT

Assigner: Fortra
Reserved: 11.02.2025 Published: 21.04.2026 Updated: 21.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.8

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Fortra
Product	GoAnywhere MFT
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 7.10.0 (excl.)

Workarounds

Restrict access to Admin Client.

Solutions

Upgrade to patched version.

Credits

Robin Wolters, Secura finder

References

https://fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/FI-2026-001

Problem Types

CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-20 Encryption Brute Forcing