{"id":"CVE-2024-57727","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-57727","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T08:08:56.886Z","title":"SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability","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.","published":"2025-01-15T23:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-04T05:16:32.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["simple-help/simplehelp"],"epss":{"score":0.96833,"percentile":0.99887,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.96576,"percentile":0.99881}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2025-02-13","dueDate":"2025-03-06","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025 ; Additional CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa25-163a ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57727"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 6 March 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025#security-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-5-5-7-and-earlier","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/disclosures/critical-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-remote-support-software/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-57727","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57727","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}