ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2024-55956: Cleo Multiple Products Unauthenticated File Upload Vulnerability

Facts
VendorCleo
ProductMultiple Products
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV17 Dec 2024
CISA federal deadline7 Jan 2025
Ransomware useKnown
Weakness (CWE)CWE-276

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom, which are managed file transfer products, contain an unrestricted file upload vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to import and execute arbitrary bash or PowerShell commands on the host system by leveraging the default settings of the Autorun directory.

SOURCES

Other Cleo flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.