CVE-2024-1708
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”)
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”)
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-1708- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-17442
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-17442- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65x5-26gm-j9pq
ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by path-traversal vulnerability, which...
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.
- Record
GHSA-65x5-26gm-j9pq- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
ConnectWise ScreenConnect Path Traversal Vulnerability
ConnectWise ScreenConnect contains a path traversal vulnerability which could allow an attacker to execute remote code or directly impact confidential data and critical systems.
- Record
CVE-2024-1708- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-1708- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | ConnectWise ScreenConnect Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution | 2024-02-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | razureink/cve-2024-1708-connectwise_rce_reproduction | 2026-07-24 |
| Nuclei | ConnectWise ScreenConnect <= 23.9.7 - Path Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-1708 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Connectwise Screenconnect, published February 21, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 28, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since April 28, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass
microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/06/storm-1175-focuses-gaze-on-vulnerable-web-facing-assets-in-high-tempo-medusa-ransomware-operations
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-1708
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1708
github.com/advisories/GHSA-65x5-26gm-j9pq