CVE-2024-57728
Actively exploited. CVE-2024-57728 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-24) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
SimpleHelp contains a path traversal vulnerability that 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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows admin users to upload arbitrary files anywhere on the file system, potentially executing arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Users of SimpleHelp are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
- Action
- Update to the patched version as soon as it is available.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 94% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-57728: SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-04-24
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