CVE-2024-1709 — ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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From the source
ConnectWise ScreenConnect. 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. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1709
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-02-22
- Ransomware use
- Known
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