CVE-2026-0971 | GoAnywhere MFT SAML Sessions do not redirect to logout URL on session timeout

An improper session timeout issue in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 results in SAML configured Web Users being redirected to the regular login page instead of the SAML login page.

Published: 2026-04-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff Source: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-0971 is rated Low Risk (20/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-0971

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 2026-04-22 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-0971

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-0971

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-0971

GHSA-436j-4grc-7cjp · Severity: medium — An improper session timeout issue in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 results in...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-0971

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-2026-0971

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