ClosedPatched
Day · Dec 3, 2024
Cleo file transfer zero-days exploited by Clop for data theft
Cleo Multiple Products
Updates on Dec 3, 2024
Earliest exploitation Huntress observed against Cleo servers
Source
Summary
Two unauthenticated file-write bugs in Cleo Harmony, VLTrader and LexiCom managed file transfer software (CVE-2024-50623 and CVE-2024-55956) were mass-exploited in December 2024 to plant a Java backdoor and steal data. Huntress saw exploitation from 2024-12-03 against systems already patched to 5.8.0.21; Cleo shipped 5.8.0.24 for the second bug. The Clop ransomware gang claimed the attacks. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-12-13, 2024-12-17. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns.
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