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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.
ConnectWise ManagedITSync integration through 2017 for Kaseya VSA is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote commands that allow full direct access to the Kaseya VSA database. In February 2019, attackers have actively exploited this in the wild to download and execute ransomware payloads on all endpoints managed by the VSA server. If the ManagedIT.asmx page is available via the Kaseya VSA web interface, anyone with access to the page is able to run arbitrary SQL queries, both read and write, without authentication.
ConnectWise Automate through 2020.x has insufficient validation on certain authentication paths, allowing authentication bypass via a series of attempts. This was patched in 2020.7 and in a hotfix for 2019.12.
An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. There is a CORS misconfiguration, which reflected the Origin provided by incoming requests. This allowed JavaScript running on any domain to interact with the server APIs and perform administrative actions, without the victim's knowledge.
An XXE vulnerability exists in ConnectWise Automate before 2021.0.6.132.
DISPUTED In ConnectWise Control through 22.9.10032 (formerly known as ScreenConnect), after an executable file is signed, additional instructions can be added without invalidating the signature, such as instructions that result in offering the end user a (different) attacker-controlled executable file. It is plausible that the end user may allow the download and execution of this file to proceed. There are ConnectWise Control configuration options that add mitigations. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2023-25719. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this purported vulnerability represents a "fundamental lack of understanding of Authenticode code signing behavior."
In the ConnectWise Automate Agent, communications could be configured to use HTTP instead of HTTPS. In such cases, an on-path threat actor with a man-in-the-middle network position could intercept, modify, or replay agent-server traffic. Additionally, the encryption method used to obfuscate some communications over the HTTP channel is updated in the Automate 2025.9 patch to enforce HTTPS for all agent communications.
In versions of ScreenConnect™ prior to 25.8, server-side validation and integrity checks within the extension subsystem could allow the installation and execution of untrusted or arbitrary extensions by authorized or administrative users. Abuse of this behavior could result in the execution of custom code on the server or unauthorized access to application configuration data. This issue affects only the ScreenConnect server component; host and guest clients are not impacted. ScreenConnect 25.8 introduces enhanced server-side configuration handling and integrity checks to ensure only trusted extensions can be installed.
A condition in the ScreenConnect server component may allow an actor with access to server-level cryptographic material used for authentication to obtain unauthorized access, including elevated privileges, in certain scenarios. ScreenConnect host and guest client agents are not independently affected by this CVE.
The ConnectWise Automate Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of files downloaded from the server, such as updates, dependencies, and integrations. This creates a risk where an on-path attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and substitute malicious files for legitimate ones by impersonating a legitimate server. This risk is mitigated when HTTPS is enforced and is related to CVE-2025-11492.
The ConnectWise Automate™ Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of components obtained during plugin loading and self-update operations. This issue is addressed in Automate 2026.5.
The Agent Update System in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.8 allows Privilege Escalation because the LTUPDATE folder has weak permissions.
By using an Automate API in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.5.178, a remote authenticated user could execute commands and/or modifications within an individual Automate instance by triggering an SQL injection vulnerability in /LabTech/agent.aspx. This affects versions before 2019.12.337, 2020 before 2020.1.53, 2020.2 before 2020.2.85, 2020.3 before 2020.3.114, 2020.4 before 2020.4.143, and 2020.5 before 2020.5.178.
An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. CSRF can be used to send API requests.
services/systemio/actionprocessor/System.rails in ConnectWise Manage 2017.5 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), as demonstrated by changing an e-mail address setting.
ConnectWise Control before 22.9.10032 (formerly known as ScreenConnect) fails to validate user-supplied parameters such as the Bin/ConnectWiseControl.Client.exe h parameter. This results in reflected data and injection of malicious code into a downloaded executable. The executable can be used to execute malicious queries or as a denial-of-service vector. NOTE: this CVE Record is only about the parameters, such as the h parameter (this CVE Record is not about the separate issue of signed executable files that are supposed to have unique configurations across customers' installations).
In ConnectWise PSA versions older than 2026.1, Time Entry notes stored in the Time Entry Audit Trail may be rendered without applying output encoding to certain content. Under specific conditions, this may allow stored script code to execute in the context of a user’s browser when the affected content is displayed.
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.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect through 23.8.4 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to achieve remote code execution via crafted messages.
ConnectWise ScreenConnect contains an improper authentication vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow a ViewState code injection attack, which could allow remote code execution if machine keys are compromised.
An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Automate before 2021.5. A blind SQL injection vulnerability exists in core agent inventory communication that can enable an attacker to extract database information or administrative credentials from an instance via crafted monitor status responses.
A SQLi exists in the probe code of all Connectwise Automate versions before 2020.7 or 2019.12. A SQL Injection in the probe implementation to save data to a custom table exists due to inadequate server side validation. As the code creates dynamic SQL for the insert statement and utilizes the user supplied table name with little validation, the table name can be modified to allow arbitrary update commands to be run. Usage of other SQL injection techniques such as timing attacks, it is possible to perform full data extraction as well. Patched in 2020.7 and in a hotfix for 2019.12.
An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. The server allows remote code execution. Administrative users could upload an unsigned extension ZIP file containing executable code that is subsequently executed by the server.
ConnectWise has released a security update for ConnectWise Automate™ that addresses a behavior in the ConnectWise Automate Solution Center where certain client-to-server communications could occur without transport-layer encryption. This could allow network‑based interception of Solution Center traffic in Automate deployments. The issue has been resolved in Automate 2026.4 by enforcing secure communication for affected Solution Center connections.
In ConnectWise PSA versions older than 2025.9, a vulnerability exists where authenticated users could gain access to sensitive user information. Specific API requests were found to return an overly verbose user object, which included encrypted password hashes for other users. Authenticated users could then retrieve these hashes.
An attacker or privileged user could then use these exposed hashes to conduct offline brute-force or dictionary attacks. Such attacks could lead to credential compromise, allowing unauthorized access to accounts, and potentially privilege escalation within the system.
In ConnectWise PSA versions older than 2026.1, certain session cookies were not set with the HttpOnly attribute. In some scenarios, this could allow client-side scripts access to session cookie values.
An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. Certain HTTP security headers are not used.
services/systemio/actionprocessor/Contact.rails in ConnectWise Manage 2017.5 allows arbitrary client-side JavaScript code execution (involving a ContactCommon field) on victims who click on a crafted link, aka XSS.
DISPUTED Connectwise Automate 2022.11 is vulnerable to Clickjacking. The login screen can be iframed and used to manipulate users to perform unintended actions. NOTE: the vendor's position is that a Content-Security-Policy HTTP response header is present to block this attack.
DISPUTED Connectwise Control 22.8.10013.8329 is vulnerable to Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). The vendor's position is that two endpoints have Access-Control-Allow-Origin wildcarding to support product functionality, and that there is no risk from this behavior. The vulnerability report is thus not valid.