CVE detail
CVE-2024-57726: SimpleHelp Missing Authorization Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
SimpleHelp · SimpleHelp
- Date added (KEV)
- Apr 24, 2026
- CISA due date
- May 08, 2026
- Ransomware campaign use
- Known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor advisory
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Technical detail
From CISA
SimpleHelp contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow low-privileged technicians to create API keys with excessive permissions. These API keys can be used to escalate privileges to the server admin role.
https://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025#security-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-5-5-7-and-earlier ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57726
References
- https://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025#security-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-5-5-7-and-earlierRelease Notes
- https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/disclosures/critical-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-remote-support-software/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-57726US Government Resource
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/06/storm-1175-focuses-gaze-on-vulnerable-web-facing-assets-in-high-tempo-medusa-ransomware-operations/Technical Description
Other recent CVEs from SimpleHelp
- CVE-2024-57728SimpleHelp — SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-57727SimpleHelp — SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability
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