CVE-2025-14362 GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances
Attackers can brute-force SSH keys to bypass login limits and take over accounts in GoAnywhere MFT when SSH key authentication is configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14362?
CVE-2025-14362 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, published on 21 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The login limit is not enforced on the SFTP service of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0 if the Web User attempting to be logged in to is configured to log in with an SSH Key, making the SSH key vulnerable to being guessed via Brute Force.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14362?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14362?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-14362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT
- CVE-2025-10035 Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-0669 Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-0204 Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT
- CVE-2026-1089 User‑Controlled HTTP Header In Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Allows Arbitrary DNS Lookups
- CVE-2024-25157 Authentication bypass in GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.6.0
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wqc-r42g-8qgm.