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CVE-2024-1709: ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2024-1709
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: ConnectWiseproduct: ScreenConnectAuthentication bypass
What
An authentication bypass vulnerability allows attackers to create a new administrator-level account on affected devices.
Who is affected
Users of ConnectWise ScreenConnect are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
Action
Apply the necessary patches or updates to ScreenConnect.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-02-22
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1709

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-1709coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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