"When Fortra disclosed CVE-2025-10035 in GoAnywhere MFT, security teams would have experienced a familiar sinking feeling. Another critical vulnerability. Another emergency patch cycle. Another race against ransomware operators. Yet, this latest maximum-severity flaw revealed something more troubling than a single vendor's coding error. It exposed the fundamental fragility of how organizations handle their most sensitive data transfers. Unfortunately, the numbers don't lie. According to our research, Managed File Transfer (MFT) platforms carry a sky-high risk score (4.72), outpacing nearly every other data transfer technology."
"A dangerous intersection This is an industry-wide crisis that has been hiding in plain sight. Legacy MFT systems have suffered similar critical vulnerabilities in recent years. Each follows an eerily similar pattern: authentication bypass or code execution flaws that grant attackers the keys to the kingdom. Part of the problem is that they exist at the intersection of maximum value and maximum exposure."
Fortra disclosed CVE-2025-10035 in GoAnywhere MFT, illustrating a recurring pattern of maximum-severity flaws in Managed File Transfer platforms. Research shows MFT platforms carry a high risk score (4.72), exceeding most data transfer technologies. Legacy architectural decisions and exposed admin consoles increase attack surfaces, especially as MFTs connect disparate networks and external partners. Recent vulnerabilities typically enable authentication bypass or remote code execution, giving attackers full access. Organizations with 1,001–5,000 third-party connections face $3-$5 million average breach costs, with litigation costs exceeding $5 million in 27% of cases when compromises take 31–90 days to detect.
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