CVE DATABASE / CVE-2024-55956
CVE-2024-55956
Cleo Multiple Products Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2024-12-17.
Federal remediation due 2025-01-07.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
In Cleo Harmony before 5.8.0.24, VLTrader before 5.8.0.24, and LexiCom before 5.8.0.24, an unauthenticated user can import and execute arbitrary Bash or PowerShell commands on the host system by leveraging the default settings of the Autorun directory.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://support.cleo.com/hc/en-us/articles/28408134019735-Cleo-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-Pending
- https://support.cleo.com/hc/en-us/articles/28408134019735-Cleo-Product-Security-Update
- https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-55956
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-04. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.