# CVE-2024-1709: ConnectWise ScreenConnect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-1709-connectwise-screenconnect-authentication-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-22. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-1709 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-02-22

ConnectWise ScreenConnect versions 23.9.7 and prior are vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access, potentially leading to the creation of new administrator accounts and full system compromise.

Technologies: [ConnectWise ScreenConnect](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/screenconnect). Vendors: [ConnectWise](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/connectwise).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-1709 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-1709 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 22 February 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-1709?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 22 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-1709?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-1709 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-1709?** Check whether you run ConnectWise ScreenConnect. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior

## Timeline

- 2024-02-22: disclosed
- 2024-02-22: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- 2024-02-22: advisory: NVD publication date.

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