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CVE-2024-55956

Critical CVSS 9.8 Known exploited

Published 2024-12-13 · last changed 2026-08-05 · added to CISA KEV 2024-12-17

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2024-55956 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-12-17. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2024-55956, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

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