CVE-2024-57727
Published 2025-01-15 · Updated 2026-08-04 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2024-57727 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in SimpleHelp SimpleHelp. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 13, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 6, 2025. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. SimpleHelp has 4 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 3 of them linked to ransomware.
All 4 known-exploited SimpleHelp vulnerabilities →Description
SimpleHelp remote support software v5.5.7 and before is vulnerable to multiple path traversal vulnerabilities that enable unauthenticated remote attackers to download arbitrary files from the SimpleHelp host via crafted HTTP requests. These files include server configuration files containing various secrets and hashed user passwords.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: SimpleHelp — SimpleHelp
Name: SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-02-13 · Due: 2025-03-06
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025#security-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-5-5-7-and-earlier
- https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/disclosures/critical-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-remote-support-software/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-57727

