CVE-2024-0204
Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
- Record
CVE-2024-0204- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-16003
9.8
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
- Record
EUVD-2024-16003- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8xf-39w2-mrc6
9.8
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to...
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
- Record
GHSA-f8xf-39w2-mrc6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
- Record
CVE-2024-0204- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 7.4.1 - Authentication Bypass | 2025-05-29 |
| Metasploit | Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2024-01-22 |
| Nuclei | Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Authentication Bypass | |
| PoC in GitHub | cbeek-r7/CVE-2024-0204 | 2024-01-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | horizon3ai/CVE-2024-0204 | 2024-01-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | m-cetin/CVE-2024-0204 | 2024-01-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-0204 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Fortra Goanywhere Mft, published January 22, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-001
my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
packetstormsecurity.com/files/176683/GoAnywhere-MFT-Authentication-Bypass.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/176974/Fortra-GoAnywhere-MFT-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0204
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8xf-39w2-mrc6