CVE-2025-8148 CVE-2025-8148 Improper Access Control in SFTP service of GoAnywhere MFT
Attackers with limited SFTP permissions can bypass authentication restrictions to log in using SSH keys, compromising access control in GoAnywhere MFT.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8148?
CVE-2025-8148 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, published on 5 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Access Control in the SFTP service in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.9.0 allows Web Users with an Authentication Alias and a valid SSH key but limited to Password authentication for SFTP to still login using their SSH key.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8148?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8148 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-2025-8148 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8148 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-2025-14362 GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances
- CVE-2026-1089 User‑Controlled HTTP Header In Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Allows Arbitrary DNS Lookups
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f4c-2q4h-c97w.