CVE-2025-1241 (GCVE-0-2025-1241)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 14:10 – Updated: 2026-04-21 19:33
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Title
Encryption vulnerable to brute-force decryption in GoAnywhere MFT
Summary
Encrypted values in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 and GoAnywhere Agents prior to version 2.2.0 utilize a static IV which allows admin users to brute-force decryption of data.
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Affected: 0 , < 7.10.0 (semver)
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Credits
Robin Wolters, Secura
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