Description
An Improper Access Control in the SFTP service in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.9.0 allows Web Users with an Authentication Alias and a valid SSH key but limited to Password authentication for SFTP to still login using their SSH key.
Affected products
fortra: goanywhere managed file transfer
References1
- www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2025-013 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.2
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 7 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-732CWE-863
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