CVE-2024-0204

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-01-22. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 95%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 95%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
97(Track)
EG Risk 97/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation95% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 22, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Customer Portal

https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
generic

Temporarily Offline

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176974/Fortra-GoAnywhere-MFT-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
generic

Temporarily Offline

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176683/GoAnywhere-MFT-Authentication-Bypass.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-05-24 09:52 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-05-24 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(7 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (4 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCibrahmsql/CVE-2024-0204
    First seen Jun 15, 2025

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 7.4.1 - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-52308
    First seen May 29, 2025

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 7.4.1 - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCm-cetin/CVE-2024-0204
    First seen Jan 24, 2024

    This script exploits the CVE-2024-0204 vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, allowing the creation of unauthorized administrative users, for educational and authorized testing purposes.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChorizon3ai/CVE-2024-0204
    First seen Jan 23, 2024

    Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCcbeek-r7/CVE-2024-0204
    First seen Jan 23, 2024

    Scanning for vulnerable GoAnywhere MFT CVE-2024-0204

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/fortra_goanywhere_mft_rce_cve_2024_0204✓ verified
    First seen Jan 22, 2024

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-0204.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-0204?
CVE-2024-0204 is a critical vulnerability published on January 22, 2024. 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.
When was CVE-2024-0204 disclosed?
CVE-2024-0204 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 22, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-0204 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-0204 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-0204?
CVE-2024-0204 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-0204?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-0204, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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