CVE-2025-8148 (GCVE-0-2025-8148)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-05 20:56 – Updated: 2025-12-05 21:48
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Summary
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 SSH key.
Severity ?
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Affected: 0 , < 7.9.0 (custom)
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