{
  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2023-0669",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Fortra GoAnywhere MFT — License Servlet Deserialization RCE",
  "summary": "Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer server rebuilds an attacker-supplied object in its license response handler without checking it, so someone who can reach that endpoint runs commands on the machine holding everyone's transferred files.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss": {
    "score": 7.2,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
  },
  "epss": 0.99999,
  "exploitation": {
    "known_exploited": true,
    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2023-02-10",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the GoAnywhere administrative interface. Both NVD and CISA describe the flaw as pre-authentication."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true,
    "fixed_in": [
      "GoAnywhere MFT 7.1.2"
    ]
  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1190"
  ],
  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade GoAnywhere to 7.1.2 or later and keep its admin interface off the internet; then review transfer logs and accounts for theft since February 2023.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "provenance": [
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      ],
      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "extractor": "claude-code"
    },
    {
      "fields": [
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        "recommended_action"
      ],
      "source": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "claude-code"
    },
    {
      "fields": [
        "epss"
      ],
      "source": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-0669",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
      "confidence": "high",
      "extractor": "claude-code"
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1",
      "label": "Fortra GoAnywhere security advisory"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/",
      "label": "Rapid7: exploitation of the zero-day"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0669",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities entry"
    }
  ],
  "published_at": "2023-02-06T20:15:14.300Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-08-07T07:53:55.549Z",
  "tags": [
    "fortra",
    "goanywhere",
    "managed-file-transfer",
    "deserialization",
    "kev",
    "ransomware"
  ]
}