CVE-2024-1708 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”)
published 2024-02-21 2 y ago modified 2026-08-04 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-17442
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2026-04-28, used in ransomware
- epss
- 95.4%
- EPSS 95.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.8
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/connectwise_screenconnect_rce_cve_2024_1709)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
Known exploited
- Added
- 6 mo ago
- Patch by
- 2026-05-12 (5 mo ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Vendor, product
- ConnectWise, ScreenConnect
- CISA name
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect Path Traversal Vulnerability
Ransomware
Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.
- BlackBasta ransomware gang
- Cicada3301 ransomware gang
- Bl00dy ransomware gang
- BlackCat ransomware gang
- Medusa ransomware gang
reported by cisa.govunit42.paloaltonetworks.comtrendmicro.combleepingcomputer.comcisa.gov
Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
95.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/connectwise_screenconnect_rce_cve_2024_1709 ConnectWise ScreenConnect Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2024-02-19
- Nuclei template ConnectWise ScreenConnect <= 23.9.7 - Path Traversal nuclei detection template
- huntress.com https://www.huntress.com/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
huntress.com
/blog/a-catastrophe-for-control-understanding-the-screenconnect-authentication-bypass
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
connectwise.com
/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-screenconnect-23.9.8
vendor-advisory
-
microsoft.com
/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/06/storm-1175-focuses-gaze-on-vulnerable-web-facing-assets-in-high-tempo-medusa-r
third-party-advisory, technical-description
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-1708
government-resource, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-1708
- NVD CVE-2024-1708
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