CVE-2024-1212LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection
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It affects Progress Software LoadMaster and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 18, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Dec 9, 2024. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Nov 18, 2024; federal remediation due Dec 9, 2024Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 95.39% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- ProgressSoftware
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Progress Software LoadMaster progress_software:loadmaster (from the name) | from 7.2.48.1 before 7.2.48.10; from 7.2.54.0 before 7.2.54.8; from 7.2.55.0 before 7.2.59.2 | CNA record |
kemptechnologies loadmaster kemptechnologies:loadmaster | from 7.2.48.1 before 7.2.48.10; from 7.2.54.0 before 7.2.54.8; from 7.2.55.0 before 7.2.59.2 | CISA ADP |
progress loadmaster progress:loadmaster | from 7.2.48.1 before 7.2.48.10; from 7.2.54.0 before 7.2.54.8; from 7.2.55.0 before 7.2.59.2 | NVD |
References
- https://kemptechnologies.com/product
- https://freeloadbalancer.com/product
- https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/24325072850573-Release-Notice-LMOS-7-2-59-2-7-2-54-8-7-2-48-10-CVE-2024-1212vendor-advisory, release-notes
- https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/23878931058445-LoadMaster-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2024-1212vendor-advisory, not-applicable
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-1212us-government-resource
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