Vulnerability · Published Apr 21, 2026 · Assigned by Fortra

CVE-2025-1241Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFT

Medium 5.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in GoAnywhere MFT from Fortra. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 0 – before 7.10.0

Weakness: CWE-326 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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