Connectwise Automate 2022.11 is vulnerable to Cleartext authentication.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
Connectwise Automate 2022.11 is vulnerable to Cleartext authentication. Authentication is being done via HTTP (cleartext) with SSL disabled. OTE: the vendor's position is that, by design, this is controlled by a configuration option in which a customer can choose to use HTTP (rather than HTTPS) during troubleshooting.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:2022.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2022.11 | Vulnerable | ConnectWise |
- cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:automate:2022.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2022.11 Vulnerable ·ConnectWise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23130
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g7p-j2q6-fp39
References
More ConnectWise Automate vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-11814 ConnectWise Automate through 2020.x has insufficient validation on certain authentication… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-14026 An XXE vulnerability exists in ConnectWise Automate before 2021.0.6.132. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-10528 HTTP Configuration and Encryption in Transit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2020-12466 The Agent Update System in ConnectWise Automate before 2020.8 allows Privilege Escalation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-07986 The ConnectWise Automate™ Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of components… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-10529 Self-Update Verification Mechanism Process in ConnectWise Automate CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-23130 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-23130 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6g7p-j2q6-fp39 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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