# CVE-2024-1709

ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability, which may allow an attacker direct access to confidential information or critical systems.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-1709
- CVSS: 10.0
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-02-22; CISA due date 2024-02-29; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 99.98% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module · 5 GitHub proofs of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2024-02-21)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2024-02-24)
- Weakness: CWE-288
- Published: 2024-02-21

## Affected versions

- ConnectWise ScreenConnect: affected <= 23.9.7

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
- [other] https://www.huntress.com/blog/vulnerability-reproduced-immediately-patch-screenconnect-23-9-8
- [other] https://www.huntress.com/blog/detection-guidance-for-connectwise-cwe-288-2
- [other] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/connectwise-urges-screenconnect-admins-to-patch-critical-rce-flaw/
- [other] https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/connectwise-screenconnect_auth-bypass-add-user-poc
- [other] https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18870
- [other] https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/red-team/connectwise-screenconnect-auth-bypass-deep-dive/
- [other] https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/researchers-warn-high-risk-connectwise-flaw-under-attack-is-embarrassingly-easy-to-exploit/
- [other] https://www.securityweek.com/connectwise-confirms-screenconnect-flaw-under-active-exploitation/
- [other] https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-1709

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