Vulnerability in Connectwise Screenconnect (CVE-2026-11596)
Summary
Vulnerability in Connectwise Screenconnect (CVE-2026-11596). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In ScreenConnect™ versions prior to 26.2, input
validation within the Host Pass creation functionality could allow an
authenticated user with Host Pass creation privileges the ability to specify a
token expiration duration beyond the intended maximum when generating delegated
access tokens.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-11596 has been found in Connectwise Screenconnect.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.7/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Connectwise Screenconnect CVE-2026-11596" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-11596 (Connectwise Screenconnect) — CWE-1284 / CVSS v3 4.7
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-1284) exists in Connectwise Screenconnect.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Connectwise Screenconnect.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.7/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Screenconnect' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Screenconnect' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Screenconnectを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com