By using an Automate API in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.5.178, a remote…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
By using an Automate API in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.5.178, a remote authenticated user could execute commands and/or modifications within an individual Automate instance by triggering an SQL injection vulnerability in /LabTech/agent.aspx. This affects versions before 2019.12.337, 2020 before 2020.1.53, 2020.2 before 2020.2.85, 2020.3 before 2020.3.114, 2020.4 before 2020.4.143, and 2020.5 before 2020.5.178.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:automate_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2019.12.337; 2020 to before 2020.1.53; 2020.2 to before 2020.2.85; 2020.3 to before 2020.3.114; 2020.4 to before 2020.4.143; 2020.5 to before 2020.5.178 | Vulnerable | ConnectWise |
- cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:automate_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2019.12.337; 2020 to before 2020.1.53; 2020.2 to before 2020.2.85; 2020.3 to before 2020.3.114; 2020.4 to before 2020.4.143; 2020.5 to before 2020.5.178 Vulnerable ·ConnectWise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qvw-fg47-cq5q
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-14159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qvw-fg47-cq5q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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