VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-57728

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability64.47%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2025-01-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor / product: SimpleHelp / SimpleHelp

Description

SimpleHelp remote support software v5.5.7 and before allows admin users to upload arbitrary files anywhere on the file system by uploading a crafted zip file (i.e. zip slip). This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the host in the context of the SimpleHelp server user.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references