Fortra GoAnywhere MFT End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Fortra GoAnywhere MFT versions. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (support.fortra.com). Updated at every deploy.
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 7.10 is supported, with no end-of-life or end-of-support date announced yet. The next Fortra GoAnywhere MFT version to reach end of life is 7.8, on May 12, 2027. 1 tracked Fortra GoAnywhere MFT version is declared end of life without a published date. The full Fortra GoAnywhere MFT lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 and earlier | — | — | Not published | Past EOL | EOL |
| 7.8 | — | Apr 24, 2025 | May 12, 2027 | 207 days remaining | Active |
| 7.9 | — | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 20, 2027 | 368 days remaining | Active |
| 7.10 | 7.10.2 | Apr 20, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
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Fortra GoAnywhere MFT lifecycle status — the real story
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is a managed file transfer server. Fortra's End of Support Life Policy gives the newest release Full Support, then about twelve months of General Support (no new patches) followed by about six months of Partial Support (known workarounds only), after which a release is no longer supported. Fortra's table also has an EOSL Start Date column: that is when a release's wind-down begins, not when support ends. On this page, end of support is the end of General Support and end of life is the end of Partial Support. Versions before 7.7 are past end of support. GoAnywhere MFT appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, so running a supported release matters.
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT release and support pattern
Across the 3 release lines with a published release date, Fortra GoAnywhere MFT has shipped a new line roughly every 6 months (median interval). A line typically stays supported for about 2 years from its release to its end-of-life date (measured on the 2 lines with both dates published).
Of the 4 release lines tracked, 1 is past end of life and 3 are still within support; 1 is marked end of life without a published date. The newest line, 7.10, was released April 20, 2026. The next scheduled end of life is 7.8 on May 12, 2027 — 207 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is 7.9, to October 20, 2027.
Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT security intelligence
CISA KEV history: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is named in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog 2 times, most recently on 2025-09-29, including use in ransomware campaigns. Derived from CISA's live catalog at every build.
What does Fortra GoAnywhere MFT end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Fortra GoAnywhere MFT reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Fortra GoAnywhere MFT should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Your options when Fortra GoAnywhere MFT reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Formalizing decisions like this across your estate? Our free EOL policy template is a ready-to-adopt policy with risk tiers, remediation SLAs, and audit mapping — no signup, free to use and share.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL Fortra GoAnywhere MFT versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT has 1 version past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is exactly what we check. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance — or an honest "no vendor covers this."