CVE-2023-2989

Fortra Globalscape Administration Server Out of Bounds Memory Read

9.1 Critical

Fortra Globalscape EFT versions before 8.1.0.16 suffer from an out of bounds memory read in their administration server, which can allow an attacker to crash the service or bypass authentication if successfully exploited

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.97%Up 0.9 points since Jun 23, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Record: CVE-2023-2989
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Fortra Globalscape Administration Server Out of Bounds Memory Read

Record: CVE-2023-2989
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-34425 0.0

Record: EUVD-2023-34425
CVSS: 0.0 NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch4p-p6rc-ppx7 9.1

Fortra Globalscape EFT versions before 8.1.0.16 suffer from an out of bounds memory read in their...

Record: GHSA-ch4p-p6rc-ppx7
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-2989 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Fortra Globalscape Eft, published June 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.