CVE-2024-1709 — ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass
Overview
A path traversal vulnerability in ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior allows unauthenticated users to create admin accounts and gain access to confidential files.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-1709
- Vulnerability
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass
- Vendor
- cpe
- Affected products
- cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:screenconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- CVSS
- 10
- Published
- 2024-02-19
Remediation guidance
CVE-2024-1709 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for cpe the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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