Exploited CVEs / CVE-2024-57726
CVE-2024-57726
SimpleHelp Missing Authorization Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted, and the vulnerability is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-05-08 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.
Risk summary
Actively exploited SimpleHelp vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS v3 9.9. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-04-24.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2024-57726
Rated Critical at CVSS 9.9, this SimpleHelp missing-authorization bug lets a low-privileged technician mint API keys with far more permissions than their role allows, then use them to become server admin. On a remote support platform that already holds access to customer endpoints, that is a direct route from a single stolen technician login to a ransomware deployment, which is exactly how it is being used. It entered the CISA KEV catalog on 2026-04-24 with confirmed ransomware campaigns behind it.
Do this: Patch SimpleHelp immediately, then revoke and reissue all existing API keys and review which accounts created them.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2024-57726
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2024-57726
- Published
- 2026-04-24
- Last revised
- 2026-04-24
- Changes tracked
- 1
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
The exploit probability of CVE-2024-57726 is RISING: EPSS 8.8% to 67% on 2026-08-17.
Drawn by Senserva Vivid from the Senserva change record. Hover any point for its date and value.
- 2026-04-24 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
- 2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 9.9; EPSS first scored at 9.3%
- 2026-07-19 EPSS 9.3% to 8.6%
- 2026-08-10 EPSS 8.6% to 8.8%
- 2026-08-17 EPSS 8.8% to 66.6%
Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.
CISA required action
Federal remediation due date: 2026-05-08 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2024-57726
Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched SimpleHelp versions and workarounds.
Common questions about CVE-2024-57726
Is CVE-2024-57726 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-57726 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-04-24, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 67%. CISA also reports it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2024-57726?
CISA set the federal remediation due date at 2026-05-08, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What fixes CVE-2024-57726?
Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched SimpleHelp versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2024-57726?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2024-57726's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (morning and afternoon US Central).
Scope and sources
- More exploited SimpleHelp CVEs
- Authoritative references
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