CVE-2026-15913 Path Traversal in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT Endpoint
Authenticated users with specific permissions can escape their sandboxed home directory to read arbitrary files on the server.
- 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-2026-15913?
CVE-2026-15913 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, published on 9 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In versions prior to 7.10.2 a path traversal vulnerability in the /attachRemoteFiles endpoint of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT allows Web Users with both Secure Folders and Secure Mail permissions to escape their sandboxed home directory, achieving arbitrary file read.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15913?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15913?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-15913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93h7-x9h6-vfvp.