CVE-2024-57728: SimpleHelp Path Traversal Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.2. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2026-04-24. EPSS: 64.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• SimpleHelp SimpleHelp: before 5.5.8 (fixed in 5.5.8)

Published 2025-01-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.