{"id":"CVE-2025-11493","title":"The ConnectWise Automate Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of files downloaded from the server, such as updates, dependencies, and integrations","summary":"The ConnectWise Automate Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of files downloaded from the server, such as updates, dependencies, and integrations. This creates a risk where an on-path attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle a…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-494"],"vendor":"connectwise","product":"automate","affected":["automate < 2025.9"],"patched":["automate 2025.9"],"published":"2025-10-16","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T10:10:00.193","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11493","references":[{"url":"https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/connectwise-automate-2025.9-security-fix","label":"7d616e1a-3288-43b1-a0dd-0a65d3e70a49"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00227,"epssPercentile":0.12397,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-09T12:53:29.093Z","slug":"CVE-2025-11493","body":"## Overview\n\nThe ConnectWise Automate Agent does not fully verify the authenticity of files downloaded from the server, such as updates, dependencies, and integrations. This creates a risk where an on-path attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack and substitute malicious files for legitimate ones by impersonating a legitimate server. This risk is mitigated when HTTPS is enforced and is related to CVE-2025-11492.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `automate < 2025.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `automate 2025.9`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}