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CVE-2024-1212: LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1KEVWeaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Now (action score 98/100)

  • CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Nov 18, 2024). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Dec 9, 2024.
  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 95.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Progress Software LoadMaster 7.2.48.10, 7.2.54.8, 7.2.59.2.

Patch today or shut off access. Upgrade to Progress Software LoadMaster 7.2.48.10, 7.2.54.8, 7.2.59.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS

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

Published
Feb 21, 2024
Updated
Jul 13, 2026
EPSS
95.3% · 99th percentile

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Action score

98

Now

Patch today or shut off access.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
30 / 30 · Listed
EPSS
29 / 30 · 95.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · ProgressSoftware
10.0
0.2 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Actively exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 18, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.

Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Dec 9, 2024.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
progressloadmaster

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • progress loadmaster7.2.48.1 and later · before 7.2.48.10
  • progress loadmaster7.2.54.0 and later · before 7.2.54.8
  • progress loadmaster7.2.55.0 and later · before 7.2.59.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ProgressSoftware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Progress Software LoadMaster

    • 7.2.48.1 and later · before 7.2.48.10affected · semver
    • 7.2.54.0 and later · before 7.2.54.8affected · semver
    • 7.2.55.0 and later · before 7.2.59.2affected · semver

Same product

progress: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-2448LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability
    52Plan
  • CVE-2024-8755Improper Input Validation vulnerability of Authenticated User in Progress LoadMaster allows : OS Command Injection.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2014-5287A Bash script injection vulnerability exists in Kemp Load Master 7.1-16 and earlier due to a failure to sanitize input in the Web User…
    37Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2024-2449Mar 22, 2024 · LoadMaster Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    34Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-3543May 2, 2024 · LoadMaster Reversible Password Encryption Algorithm
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-3544May 2, 2024 · LoadMaster Hardcoded SSH Key
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Progress Software LoadMaster7.2.48.10Vendor (CNA)
Progress Software LoadMaster7.2.54.8Vendor (CNA)
Progress Software LoadMaster7.2.59.2Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×2
  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/progress_kemp_loadmaster_unauth_cmd_injectionKemp LoadMaster Unauthenticated Command Injectionexploit2024-03-19
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/local/progress_kemp_loadmaster_sudo_privesc_2024Kemp LoadMaster Local sudo privilege escalationexploit2024-03-19
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-1212 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:192024-03-19
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02025-07-12

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+26 d
  3. Metasploit+26 d
  4. CISA KEV+270 d
  5. TodayNov 12, 2026+995 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-244830 days apartLoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability
    52Plan

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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