An issue was discovered in ConnectWise Control (formerly known as ScreenConnect) 19.3.25270.7185. There is a user enumeration vulnerability, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to determine with certainty if an account exists for a given username.
CVE-2019-16516
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 19.1%, top 3% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 97.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 23, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165432/ConnectWise-Control-19.2.24707-Username-Enumeration.html
- cve@mitrehttps://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-bishop-fox-findings-in-connectwise-control-9155eec36a34
- cve@mitrehttps://know.bishopfox.com/advisories
- cve@mitrehttps://know.bishopfox.com/advisories/connectwise-control
- cve@mitrehttps://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/connectwise-control-msp-security-vulnerabilities-are-severe-bishop-fox
- cve@mitrehttps://www.crn.com/slide-shows/managed-services/connectwise-control-attack-chain-exploit-20-questions-for-security-researcher-bishop-fox
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165432/ConnectWise-Control-19.2.24707-Username-Enumeration.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-bishop-fox-findings-in-connectwise-control-9155eec36a34
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://know.bishopfox.com/advisories/connectwise-control
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/connectwise-control-msp-security-vulnerabilities-are-severe-bishop-fox
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/managed-services/connectwise-control-attack-chain-exploit-20-questions-for-security-researcher-bishop-fox
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-50618First seen Jan 5, 2022
ConnectWise Control 19.2.24707 - Username Enumeration
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