CVE-2025-14265
Improper server-side validation in ScreenConnect extension framework
02 Description
Improper server-side validation in ScreenConnect extension framework
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-12-11 14:21Z10 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26 16:21Z8 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-12-08
- Assigning CNA
- ConnectWise
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity CheckBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8887a8a7e496e3957fdc28e95b19082f2197c2712f9beaba7a5e924ec5ee9db1
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
Cloud: No action is required. ScreenConnect servers hosted in “screenconnect.com” cloud (standalone and Automate/RMM integrated) or “hostedrmm.com” for Automate partners have been updated to remediate the issue. On-prem: * ScreenConnect Partners: Please upgrade to ScreenConnect version 25.8 and update your guest clients to the same version. Visit Download | ScreenConnect page to download and apply the update (access requires a valid on-premises license). * Automate On-Prem Partners with ScreenConnect Integration: Partners using an on-premises ScreenConnect installation integrated with Automate must ensure that the Automate ScreenConnect Extension is updated to version 4.4.0.16 before upgrading the ScreenConnect server to version 25.8. Once confirmed, visit the Automate Product Updates https://docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Automate_Documentation/Automate_Product_Updates page to download and apply the ScreenConnect 25.8 update.