ConnectWise Automate up to 2022.11 cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ConnectWise Automate. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-11492. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ConnectWise Automate. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In the ConnectWise Automate Agent, communications could be configured to use HTTP instead of HTTPS. In such cases, an on-path threat actor with a man-in-the-middle network position could intercept, modify, or replay agent-server traffic. Additionally, the encryption method used to obfuscate some communications over the HTTP channel is updated in the Automate 2025.9 patch to enforce HTTPS for all agent communications.

The advisory is shared for download at connectwise.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-11492 since 10/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.

Upgrading to version 2025.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34827). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 9.6
CNA Vector (ConnectWise): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Automate 2025.9

Timelineinfo

10/08/2025 CVE reserved
10/16/2025 +8 days Advisory disclosed
10/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/30/2025 +13 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: connectwise.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11492 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11492
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328868
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2025 21:56
Updated: 10/30/2025 00:32
Changes: 10/16/2025 21:56 (64), 10/17/2025 07:49 (1), 10/30/2025 00:32 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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