What is CVE-2025-8148?

CVE-2025-8148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortra Goanywhere Mft, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2025-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-8148?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Fortra Goanywhere Mft

CVE-2025-8148

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 S…

EPSS: 0.000 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortra Goanywhere Mft — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2025-013

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8148?: CVE-2025-8148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortra Goanywhere Mft, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2025-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-8148?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.