---
id: "CVE-2024-1709"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2024-1709"]
title: "ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or\u2026"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 10.0
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "connectwise screenconnect", "fixed": ["23.9.8"], "affected": "< 23.9.8", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "ConnectWise ScreenConnect", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "ransomware", "remote-access", "screenconnect", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2024-02-21T16:15:50+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T00:09:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-1709", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1709", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00"}]
---

# ConnectWise ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior are affected by an Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or…

ConnectWise ScreenConnect has an authentication bypass that lets a network attacker create a new administrator account on affected instances. It is listed as actively exploited, including in ransomware campaigns.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:connectwise screenconnect affected < 23.9.8 fixed 23.9.8
- vendor:ConnectWise ScreenConnect affected ? fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the vendor mitigation or upgrade per ConnectWise guidance; discontinue use if no mitigation is available (CISA required action).

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2024-1709
- 2026-10-23T22:29:05+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1709

## From the sources

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.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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