CVE-2024-1708
ConnectWise ScreenConnect Path Traversal Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 12 May 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by path-traversal vulnerability, which may allow an attacker the ability to execute remote code or directly impact confidential data or critical systems.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 95.44% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 28 April 2026 · due 12 May 2026 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- connectwise/screenconnect
- Source
- 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
EPSS 95.4% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1708
References
- https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8Vendor Advisory
- https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypassExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8Vendor Advisory
- https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypassExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-1708Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/06/storm-1175-focuses-gaze-on-vulnerable-web-facing-assets-in-high-tempo-medusa-ransomware-operations/Technical Description
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.