What is CVE-2024-9949?

CVE-2024-9949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forescout Secureconnector, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-9949?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

RCE in Forescout Secureconnector

CVE-2024-9949

Denial of Service in Forescout SecureConnector 11.1.02.1019 on Windows allows Unprivileged user to corrupt the configuration file and cause Denial of Service in the application.

Published 2024-10-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Forescout Secureconnector — versions 11.1.02.1019
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

a14582b7-06f4-4d66-8e82-3d7ba3739e88 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9949?: CVE-2024-9949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forescout Secureconnector, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-9949?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.