CVE-2023-0669

HIGHNVD 7.29.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-02-10), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
7.2
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 100%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
100.0%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

February 6, 2023

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_pr.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Exploitation of GoAnywhere MFT zero-day vulnerability | Rapid7 Blog

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/
generic

Customer Portal

https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1
generic

BrianKrebs: "GoAnywhere MFT, a popular file transfer applicati…" - Infosec Exchange

https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
github_pr

Fortra deserialization RCE CVE-2023-0669 (ETR)

Fix merged in rapid7/metasploit-framework PR #17607 on 2023-02-08 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
generic

GoAnywhere MFT - A Forgotten Bug | Frycos Security Diary

https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
generic

Security Without Fear - Decipher

https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
rubygemsmetasploit-framework—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 39× in last 7d / 174× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(6 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-51339
    First seen Apr 8, 2023

    Goanywhere Encryption helper 7.1.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCAvento/CVE-2023-0669
    First seen Apr 6, 2023

    GoAnywhere MFT CVE-2023-0669 LicenseResponseServlet Deserialization Vulnerabilities Python RCE PoC(Proof of Concept)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCyosef0x01/CVE-2023-0669-Analysis
    First seen Feb 26, 2023

    CVE analysis for CVE-2023-0669

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC0xf4n9x/CVE-2023-0669
    First seen 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.

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_rce_cve_2023_0669✓ verified
    First seen Feb 1, 2023

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Unsafe Deserialization RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-0669.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-0669?
CVE-2023-0669 is a high vulnerability published on February 6, 2023. 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.
When was CVE-2023-0669 disclosed?
CVE-2023-0669 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 6, 2023, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-0669 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-0669 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 10, 2023, affecting Fortra GoAnywhere MFT. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-0669?
CVE-2023-0669 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-0669?
CVE-2023-0669 affects Fortra GoAnywhere MFT. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-0669?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-0669, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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