ScreenConnect plugin flaw

ScreenConnect users

Hackers exploit ScreenConnect plugin flaw to spread malware across hundreds of PCs.

Do this now

Check the vendor's advisory for a ScreenConnect plugin fix and restrict access to ScreenConnect plugins meanwhile.

Who should check: teams running Remote access

First seen: 12 Nov 2026
Last update: 12 Nov 2026, 13:19 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Remote access

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## ScreenConnect plugin flaw
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: ScreenConnect users

Hackers exploit ScreenConnect plugin flaw to spread malware across hundreds of PCs.

## 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.
2. No source names a fix yet; check the vendor advisory. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## 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 for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/12/hackers-exploiting-screenconnect-plugin-flaw-to-spread-malware-across-hundreds-of-pcs/5309361
https://pwned.coffee/i/screenconnect-plugin-flaw

Timeline

12 Nov 2026, 13:19 UTC
Fix status: no fix yet → unknown.
12 Nov 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 13 Nov 2026, 16:26 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

Sources

api.theregister.com: Hackers exploiting ScreenConnect plugin flaw to spread malware across hundreds of PCs

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