high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2024-57728SimpleHelp — zip slip upload writes files anywhere on the host
SimpleHelp 5.5.7 and earlier trust the paths inside an uploaded archive, so an administrator can drop files anywhere on the server and have code run as the SimpleHelp service account.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.2/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 7% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2025-01-15
- Added to KEV
- 2026-04-24
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- execution
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsAn administrator account on the SimpleHelp server.
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorysimple-help.comsimple-help.com
- 04Writeuphorizon3.aihorizon3.ai
- 05Writeupmicrosoft.commicrosoft.com
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.