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CVE-2026-84869· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ConnectWise

ScreenConnect Client: Guest-to-Host File Execution via File-Transfer Actions

A condition in the ScreenConnect client may allow files to be transferred and executed through an active remote session without authorization or Host confirmation in certain circumstances. ScreenConnect servers are not impacted.

CriticalCVSS 9.9 · v3.1KEVWeaponized No fix recorded
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 12, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 59th percentile
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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · ConnectWise
9.9
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 11, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for government agencies: Sep 14, 2026.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
connectwisescreenconnect

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • connectwise screenconnectbefore 26.6.5.9742

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ConnectWise). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect

    • All versions prior to 26.6.5affected

Same product

connectwise: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-1709Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channelKEV
    100Now
  • CVE-2024-1708Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”)KEV
    92Now
  • CVE-2025-3935ScreenConnect Exposure to ASP.NET ViewState Code InjectionKEV
    59Plan
  • CVE-2026-3564ScreenConnect Instance Level Cryptographic Material Exposure
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2025-14265Improper server-side validation in ScreenConnect extension framework
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2025-14823Certificate Signing Extension Returns Encrypted Values
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. CISA KEV+2 d
  3. TodaySep 29, 2026+21 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-269 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

yaml
kind: ClusterRolerules:  - apiGroups: ["*"]    resources: ["*"]    verbs: ["*"]

Fixed

yaml
kind: Rolemetadata:  namespace: lodos-systemrules:  - apiGroups: ["apps"]    resources: ["deployments"]    verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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