critical Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2026-84869ScreenConnect Client — Unauthorized File Transfer and Execution in Session
A flaw in the ScreenConnect remote-support client lets files be pushed to and run on the client through an active remote session without authorization or the host's confirmation. Servers are not affected; exploitation in the wild has been observed.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 9.9/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 1% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2026-09-08
- Added to KEV
- 2026-09-11
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- execution
- MITRE ATT&CK
- —
- Severity
- critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsAn active ScreenConnect remote session with the target client and low-privilege access on the session side
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisoryconnectwise.comconnectwise.com
- 04Vendor advisoryconnectwise.comconnectwise.com
- 05Writeupgithub.comgithub.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-20 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | claude-code | high |
| exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-20 | human | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.