Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-1212

Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Feb 21, 2024 · catalog updated Jul 13, 2026 · Progress Kemp LoadMaster

Patch now

CVE-2024-1212 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 9, 2024. Confirm Progress Kemp LoadMaster against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
95.39%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe progress/loadmaster · vendor Progress Kemp LoadMaster

Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe progress/loadmasterversion unspecified
  • vendor Progress Kemp LoadMasterversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-1212

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-1212 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 9, 2024. Confirm Progress Kemp LoadMaster against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 95.39%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 21, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

  2. Nov 18, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Dec 9, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jul 13, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-1212

    Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-1212

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-1212

    30-day exploitation probability 95.4%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/progress_kemp_loadmaster_unauth_cmd_injection

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/local/progress_kemp_loadmaster_sudo_privesc_2024

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-1212

    Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-1212

    Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.