CVE-2024-1709 — ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

CISA required action CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal deadline: Feb 29, 2024 — passed 959 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Connectwise Screenconnect).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
4. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
5. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (authentication), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Other CVEs with this weakness →

CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

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Threat actors exploiting this CVE MITRE ATT&CK

According to MITRE ATT&CK.

Associated ransomware groups ransomware.live

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 99.98%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Review authentication logs: logins without MFA, anomalous sessions and recently created accounts.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Feb 22, 2024 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · connectwise/screenconnect
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · Published → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Affected products added · connectwise/screenconnect
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• CVSS changed · 10.0
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Source status changed · → Published
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2024
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Feb 21, 2024 · CISA
• CVE published
  Feb 21, 2024 · cisa-cg

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 3× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

17 on the record

• www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
  Vendor Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/18870
  Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/red-team/connectwise-screenconnect-auth-bypass-deep-d
  Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.huntress.com/blog/vulnerability-reproduced-immediately-patch-screenconnect-23-9-8
  Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.huntress.com/blog/detection-guidance-for-connectwise-cwe-288-2
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authen
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/red-team/connectwise-screenconnect-auth-bypass-deep-d
  GitHub Security Advisories
• www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/connectwise-urges-screenconnect-admins-to-patch-critica
  Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• github.com/watchtowrlabs/connectwise-screenconnect_auth-bypass-add-user-poc
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.securityweek.com/connectwise-confirms-screenconnect-flaw-under-active-exploitation/
  Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/researchers-warn-high-risk-connectwise-flaw-under-attack-i
  GitHub Security Advisories
• www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/connectwise-urges-screenconnect-admins-to-patch-critica
  GitHub Security Advisories
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg3j-75xh-7fv3
  GitHub Security Advisories
• techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/researchers-warn-high-risk-connectwise-flaw-under-attack-i
  Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.securityweek.com/connectwise-confirms-screenconnect-flaw-under-active-exploitation
  GitHub Security Advisories
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1709
  GitHub Security Advisories

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• Critical CVE-2026-84869 ConnectWise ScreenConnect Improper Privilege Management and Missing Authorization Vulnerability KEV Sep 8, 2026
• Medium CVE-2026-11596 In ScreenConnect™ versions prior to 26.2, input validation within the Host Pass creation… Jun 10, 2026
• Critical CVE-2026-3564 ScreenConnect Instance Level Cryptographic Material Exposure Mar 17, 2026
• Medium CVE-2025-14823 Certificate Signing Extension Returns Encrypted Values Dec 18, 2025
• Critical CVE-2025-14265 Improper server-side validation in ScreenConnect extension framework Dec 11, 2025
• High CVE-2025-3935 ConnectWise ScreenConnect Improper Authentication Vulnerability KEV Apr 25, 2025

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2024-1709 is "ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability", rated Critical. It affects Screenconnect (Connectwise); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 10.0 describes technical severity. EPSS 99.98% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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