Description
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an arbitrary attacker-controlled object. This issue was patched in version 7.1.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortra | Goanywhere MFT | ≤ 7.1.1 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Unsafe Deserialization RCE
exploit/multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_rce_cve_2023_0669
Exploit-DB 1
- Goanywhere Encryption helper 7.1.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) EDB-51339 · webapps · Apr 8, 2023
GitHub 5 repositories
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0xf4n9x/CVE-2023-0669 ★ 102 · Feb 10, 2023
CVE-2023-0669 GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an arbitrary attacker-controlled object.
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Avento/CVE-2023-0669 ★ 9 · Apr 6, 2023
GoAnywhere MFT CVE-2023-0669 LicenseResponseServlet Deserialization Vulnerabilities Python RCE PoC(Proof of Concept)
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yosef0x01/CVE-2023-0669-Analysis ★ 7 · Feb 26, 2023
CVE analysis for CVE-2023-0669
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zakaria-laouani/cve-2023-0669-simulation ★ 0 · Dec 24, 2025
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cataliniovita/CVE-2023-0669 ★ 0 · Feb 15, 2023
CVE-2023-0669 GoAnywhere MFT command injection vulnerability
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Remote Code Execution http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-0669.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1 vendor-advisory
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934 media-coverage
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/ third-party-advisory
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607 exploit
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft media-coverage
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html