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CVE-2021-46830

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists within GoAnywhere MFT before 6.8.3 that utilize self-registration for the GoAnywhere Web Client. This vulnerability could potentially allow an external user who self-registers with a specific username and/or profile information to gain access to files at a higher directory level than intended.

Affected products

• Helpsystems Goanywhere Managed File Transfer: before 6.8.3 — fixed in 6.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Helpsystems Goanywhere Managed File Transfer 6.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
• https://www.goanywhere.com/support/advisory/68x
• https://www.goanywhere.com/support/release-notes/mft?limit=0
• https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
• https://www.goanywhere.com/support/advisory/68x
• https://www.goanywhere.com/support/release-notes/mft?limit=0

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