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Chinese snoops use F5, ConnectWise bugs to sell access into top US, UK networks
2024-03-22 22:02

Crew may well be working under contract for Beijing Chinese spies exploited a couple of critical-severity bugs in F5 and ConnectWise equipment earlier this year to sell access to compromised US...

China-Linked Group Breaches Networks via Connectwise, F5 Software Flaws
2024-03-22 11:28

A China-linked threat cluster leveraged security flaws in Connectwise ScreenConnect and F5 BIG-IP software to deliver custom malware capable of delivering additional backdoors on compromised Linux...

Hackers Exploit ConnectWise ScreenConnect Flaws to Deploy TODDLERSHARK Malware
2024-03-05 16:18

North Korean threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in ConnectWise ScreenConnect to deploy a new malware called TODDLERSHARK. According to a report shared by Kroll with...

New Vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect Massively Exploited by Attackers
2024-02-27 17:16

Two new vulnerabilities impact ConnectWise ScreenConnect, remote desktop and access software used for support: CVE-2024-1709 and CVE-2024-1708, with the former being particularly dangerous for organizations. The CVE-2024-1709 vulnerability, which affects ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior, allows any remote attacker to bypass authentication to delete the ScreenConnect user database and get control of an admin user.

Attackers exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws, fixes available for all users (CVE-2024-1709, CVE-2024-1708)
2024-02-22 10:19

The two ScreenConnect vulnerabilities ConnectWise has recently urged customers to patch have finally been assigned CVE numbers: CVE-2024-1709 for the authentication bypass, CVE-2024-1708 for the path traversal flaw. ConnectWise has also released a newer version of ScreenConnect, which contains the fixes for the two flaws and other non-security fixes but - more crucially - customers no longer under maintenance can upgrade to it to protect themselves against exploitation.

Exploiting the latest max-severity ConnectWise bug is 'embarrassingly easy'
2024-02-21 17:45

Infosec researchers say urgent patching of the latest remote code execution vulnerability in ConnectWise's ScreenConnect is required given its maximum severity score. In disclosing the maximum-severity authentication bypass vulnerability, ConnectWise also revealed a second weakness - a path traversal flaw with an 8.4 severity rating.

ConnectWise urges ScreenConnect admins to patch critical RCE flaw
2024-02-20 16:48

ConnectWise warned customers to patch their ScreenConnect servers immediately against a maximum severity flaw that can be used in remote code execution attacks. ConnectWise has yet to assign CVE IDs to the two security flaws that impact all servers running ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and prior.

Critical Flaws Found in ConnectWise ScreenConnect Software  - Patch Now
2024-02-20 10:38

ConnectWise has released software updates to address two security flaws in its ScreenConnect remote desktop and access software, including a critical bug that could enable remote code execution on...

Critical ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities fixed, patch ASAP!
2024-02-20 10:02

ConnectWise has fixed two vulnerabilities in ScreenConnect that could allow attackers to execute remote code or directly impact confidential data or critical systems. ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop software solution popular with managed services providers and businesses they offer services to, as well as help desk teams.

A flaw in ConnectWise Control spurred the company to make life harder for scammers
2022-11-23 14:05

A vulnerability in popular remote access service/platform ConnectWise Control could have been leveraged by scammers to make compromising targets' computers easier, Guardio researchers have discovered. By abusing the fully-featured 14-day trial option for that hosted cloud service, scammers are already taking advantage of the platform at no cost, but the vulnerability could have allowed them to remove an alert that can break the illusion the scammers are trying to create.