Summary
SimpleHelp contains a path traversal vulnerability that 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.
- Vendor
- SimpleHelp
- Product
- SimpleHelp
- Added to KEV
- Apr 24, 2026
- Remediation due
- May 8, 2026 (US federal deadline)
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- EPSS
- 64.5% as of Nov 12
In the news
- No Asia-Pacific article names this CVE yet.
Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
- none recorded
References