id: CVE-2024-57726 info: name: SimpleHelp <= 5.5.7 - Privilege Escalation author: popy21 severity: critical description: | SimpleHelp remote support software v5.5.7 and before contains a privilege escalation caused by insufficient access controls in API key creation, letting low-privileges technicians escalate privileges to server admin, exploit requires low-privileges technician access. impact: | Attackers can escalate privileges to server admin, potentially gaining full control over the system. remediation: | Update to the latest version of SimpleHelp that addresses this issue or apply the vendor's security patch. reference: - https://simple-help.com/kb---security-vulnerabilities-01-2025#security-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-5-5-7-and-earlier - https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/disclosures/critical-vulnerabilities-in-simplehelp-remote-support-software/ - https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-57726 - 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/ - https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/ransomware-spotlight/ransomware-spotlight-dragonforce - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57726 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 9.9 cve-id: CVE-2024-57726 cwe-id: CWE-862 epss-score: 0.66601 epss-percentile: 0.99236 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:simple-help:simplehelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: verified: true max-request: 1 vendor: simple-help product: simplehelp shodan-query: html:"SimpleHelp" tags: cve,cve2024,simple-help,simplehelp,auth-bypass,kev,passive,vkev http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/allversions" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: status status: - 200 - type: word part: body words: - "SH Version:" - "Visual Version:" condition: and - type: dsl dsl: - 'compare_versions(version, "< 5.5.8")' extractors: - type: regex part: body name: version internal: true regex: - 'Visual Version:\s*(?:[0-4]\.[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?|5\.[0-2](?:\.[0-9]+)?|5\.3\.[0-8]|5\.4\.[0-9]|5\.5\.[0-7])\b' # digest: 4a0a004730450221008b30fb770d6dffb04321d841abe9eb441093d9bc6a186d62a94f60473c659e8202204b2ed3d3d63b19b65e4b31860aaa57af067116790e4222d314603fbc7097476c:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950