Certificate Signing Extension Returns Encrypted Values
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
In deployments using the ScreenConnect™ Certificate Signing Extension, encrypted configuration values including an Azure Key Vault-related key, could be returned to unauthenticated users through a client-facing endpoint under certain conditions. The values remained encrypted and securely stored at rest; however, an encrypted representation could be exposed in client responses. Updating the Certificate Signing Extension to version 1.0.12 or higher ensures configuration handling occurs exclusively on the server side, preventing encrypted values from being transmitted to or rendered by client-side components.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConnectWise | ScreenConnect | ScreenConnect (all supported versions) when used with the Certificate Signing Extension versions prior to 1.0.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ScreenConnect VendorConnectWise Affected ScreenConnect (all supported versions) when used with the Certificate Signing Extension versions prior to 1.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:screenconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.12 | Vulnerable | ConnectWise |
- cpe:2.3:a:connectwise:screenconnect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.12 Vulnerable ·ConnectWise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxwx-c9g9-pm9p
References
More ConnectWise Screenconnect vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58346 ScreenConnect Client: Guest-to-Host File Execution via File-Transfer Actions KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-01589 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-01588 Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory (“path traversal”) KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2025-03479 ScreenConnect Exposure to ASP.NET ViewState Code Injection KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-13036 Improper server-side validation in ScreenConnect extension framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-25574 ConnectWise ScreenConnect through 23.8.4 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to achieve… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-14823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxwx-c9g9-pm9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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