CVE detail
CVE-2024-1709: ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
ConnectWise · ScreenConnect
- Date added (KEV)
- Feb 22, 2024
- CISA due date
- Feb 29, 2024
- Ransomware campaign use
- Known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor advisory
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Technical detail
From CISA
ConnectWise ScreenConnect contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an attacker with network access to the management interface to create a new, administrator-level account on affected devices.
https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1709
References
- https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8Vendor Advisory
- https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18870Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18870Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Other recent CVEs from ConnectWise
- CVE-2024-1708ScreenConnect — ConnectWise ScreenConnect Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-3935ScreenConnect — ConnectWise ScreenConnect Improper Authentication Vulnerability
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