ScreenConnect — Connectwise Control Vulnerability

CVE-2019-16517

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.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16517?
CVE-2019-16517 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Control, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-16517?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-16517 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.