known ransomware use

SimpleHelp Missing Authorization Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2026-04-24
Federal due date
2026-05-08
Vendor
SimpleHelp
Product
SimpleHelp
EPSS
97.3th percentile (score 0.388, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Known
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57726

CISA short description

SimpleHelp contains a missing authorization vulnerability that could allow low-privileged technicians to create API keys with excessive permissions. These API keys can be used to escalate privileges to the server admin role.

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.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.