high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2024-57727SimpleHelp — path traversal downloads server configuration
SimpleHelp 5.5.7 and earlier let an unauthenticated request climb out of its directory and download files from the host, including the server configuration and the hashed passwords inside it.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.5/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 95% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2025-01-15
- Added to KEV
- 2025-02-13
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- collection
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1083
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attacker needsNetwork access to the SimpleHelp host; no credentials needed.
Behind the card
3 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Writeuphorizon3.aihorizon3.ai
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.