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
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 9, 2024.
Official advisories
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.
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.
Nov 18, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Dec 9, 2024 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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
- CISA note · community.progress.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- Product · freeloadbalancer.com
- Product · kemptechnologies.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- Not Applicable · support.kemptechnologies.com
- Release Notes · support.kemptechnologies.com
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.