CVE-2024-1709

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

10.0 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

100.0%Up 99.9 points since Feb 22, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel

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.

Record: CVE-2024-1709
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-288
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-17443 10.0

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.

Record: EUVD-2024-17443
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg3j-75xh-7fv3 10.0

ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by an Authentication Bypass Using an...

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.

Record: GHSA-cg3j-75xh-7fv3
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-288
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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.

Record: CVE-2024-1709
Weakness: CWE-288
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

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.

Record: CVE-2024-1709
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-288
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

connectwise screenconnect

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	ConnectWise ScreenConnect Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution	2024-02-19
PoC in GitHub	W01fh4cker/ScreenConnect-AuthBypass-RCE	2024-02-21
PoC in GitHub	HussainFathy/CVE-2024-1709	2024-02-23
PoC in GitHub	sxyrxyy/CVE-2024-1709-ConnectWise-ScreenConnect-Authentication-Bypass	2024-03-22
PoC in GitHub	cjybao/CVE-2024-1709-and-CVE-2024-1708	2024-04-02
PoC in GitHub	AhmedMansour93/Event-ID-229-Rule-Name-SOC262-CVE-2024-1709-	2024-09-12
Nuclei	ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 - Authentication Bypass

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	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-2024-1709 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Connectwise Screenconnect, published February 21, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 22, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since February 22, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 100.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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