CVE-2026-9089

⚠️ high

Summary

The ConnectWise Automate™ Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of components obtained during plugin loading and self-update operations. This issue is addressed in Automate 2026.5.

CVSS Score

8.8

High

EPSS Score

0.3

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-05-21

First Seen: 2026-05-22

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 80.8% of all 360,673 vulnerabilities in our database.

#69,256

Top 25% most severe

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 21, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-07-23

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-494

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
connectwise	automate	Affected	< 2026.5

🔗 References 1

https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-b...

Vendor Advisory

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