Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 93.8%; technical severity is CVSS 9.8.
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.
Who should care
- Teams operating Harmony, Lexicom, Multiple Products +1 more
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Harmony, Lexicom, Multiple Products +1 more is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Vendor remediation
Patch and remediation links
Use the vendor source below to confirm the correct fixed version, package or mitigation for your affected product.
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-77
- Affected versions
- Cleo Harmony (End Excluding: 5.8.0.24); Cleo Lexicom (End Excluding: 5.8.0.24); Cleo Multiple Products; Cleo Vltrader (End Excluding: 5.8.0.24)
- Published
- 13 December 2024
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 93.8%
- Signal calculated at 87