What is CVE-2023-0669?
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an arbitrary attacker-controlled object. This issue was patched in version 7.1.2.
The record classifies CVE-2023-0669 under weakness class CWE-502. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1348 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 99.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2023-02-10, federal remediation deadline 2023-03-03 — used in known ransomware campaigns
- Threadlinqs priority
- 10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
- Published
- 2023-02-06, last modified 2025-10-21
Is CVE-2023-0669 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2023-0669 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-02-10, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2023-03-03 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2023-0669 is publicly available. 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-0669.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 45 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- 0xf4n9x/CVE-2023-0669 (github)
- Avento/CVE-2023-0669 (github)
- yosef0x01/CVE-2023-0669-Analysis (github)
- cataliniovita/CVE-2023-0669 (github)
- Griffin-01/CVE-2023-0669 (github)
- zakaria-laouani/cve-2023-0669-simulation (github)
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Fortra: Goanywhere MFT
Affected software packages:
rubygems:metasploit-framework
How to fix CVE-2023-0669
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2023-0669. Patch reference: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607. Because CVE-2023-0669 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2023-03-03. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2023-0669
3 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2023-0669, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Cl0p Ransomware MFT Attack Pattern: Multi-Year Zero-Day Campaigns Against File Transfer and Enterprise Software (2020-2025) — HIGH · 2026-10-09
- LockBit 5.0 Ransomware Extortion Claim Against US Bank (U.S. Bancorp) — HIGH · 2026-08-21
- Proofpoint AI Era Ransomware Report: 37% of Paying Victims Face Repeat Extortion Demands — MEDIUM · 2026-07-22
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Vendor advisory and patch
Exploit and proof of concept
Third-party advisory
- rapid7.com — third party advisory
- attackerkb.com — third party advisory
- frycos.github.io — third party advisory