CVE-2025-14362 | GoAnywhere MFT SFTP Service Login Vulnerable to Brute Force Attack Under Certain Circumstances

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.

Published: 2026-04-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff Source: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-14362 is rated Low Risk (34.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-14362

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-27 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-04-22 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-14362

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 3.4 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-14362

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-14362

GHSA-9wqc-r42g-8qgm · Severity: high — The login limit is not enforced on the SFTP service of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0 if...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-14362

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fortra goanywhere_managed_file_transfer < 7.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:fortra:goanywhere_managed_file_transfer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-14362

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