Is CVE-2024-57726 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2024-57726 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-04-24, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-57726?

CVE-2024-57726 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-57726?

CVE-2024-57726 has an EPSS score of 8.63% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-57726?

Upgrade simplehelp to 5.5.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-57726

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 95th pctl

9.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

SimpleHelp remote support software v5.5.7 and before has a vulnerability that allows low-privileges technicians to create API keys with excessive permissions. These API keys can be used to escalate privileges to the server admin role.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

simplehelpNVD

Affected:< 5.5.8Fixed in:5.5.8CVE-2024-57726derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

8.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Remediation due: 2026-05-08

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Release Notes1

simple-help.com

Technical Description1

microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-24.