ConnectWise ScreenConnect Improper Privilege Management and Missing Authorization Vulnerability

ConnectWise ScreenConnect

ConnectWise ScreenConnect contains both an improper privilege management and missing authorization vulnerability that may allow an attacker to transfer and execute files through an active remote session without authorization or host confirmation. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-09-11 (federal deadline 2026-09-14).

First seen: 11 Sept 2026
Last update: 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2026-84869
KEV deadline: 2026-09-14
Source: CISA KEV
On the menu as: Remote access

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## ConnectWise ScreenConnect Improper Privilege Management and Missing Authorization Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: ConnectWise ScreenConnect
Ids: CVE-2026-84869

ConnectWise ScreenConnect contains both an improper privilege management and missing authorization vulnerability that may allow an attacker to transfer and execute files through an active remote session without authorization or host confirmation. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-09-11 (federal deadline 2026-09-14).

## Steps
1. This touches infrastructure (remote-support). Look in terraform, ansible, cloud-init, Dockerfiles and docs for the product and version we run. If it isn't in the repo, say so and list what a human should check on the box.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-84869") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84869 https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/2026-09-08-screenconnect-bulletin
https://pwned.coffee/i/connectwise-screenconnect-improper-privilege-management-cve-2026-84869

Sources

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