What is CVE-2023-47256?

CVE-2023-47256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Automate, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-47256?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Connectwise Automate

CVE-2023-47256

ConnectWise ScreenConnect through 23.8.4 allows local users to connect to arbitrary relay servers via implicit trust of proxy settings

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47256?: CVE-2023-47256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Connectwise Automate, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-47256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.