CVE-2024-1212: Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18 Nov 2024, 271 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 95.4%
EPSS score, percentile 99.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 9 Dec 2024. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- from 7.2.48.1 to before 7.2.48.10
- from 7.2.54.0 to before 7.2.54.8
- from 7.2.55.0 to before 7.2.59.2
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 9 December 2024.
Advisories and patches
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Release-Notice-LMOS-7-2-59-2-7-2-54-8-7-2-48-10-CVE-2024-1212
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1212
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | from 7.2.48.1 to before 7.2.48.10 |
| Affected | from 7.2.54.0 to before 7.2.54.8 |
| Affected | from 7.2.55.0 to before 7.2.59.2 |
Versions not listed are: affected.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2024-1212 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 18 Nov 2024.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 9 Dec 2024.
- The CVE record was published on 21 Feb 2024, 271 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 95.4% (percentile 99.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection
Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2024 | CVE record published |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 9 Dec 2024 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 21 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
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