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

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

Published: 2024-02-21 Last update: 2026-02-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-1212 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.35%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-11-18) affecting Progress / Kemp LoadMaster. a weakness (CWE-78) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-1212

Name: Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-11-18

Action due: 2024-12-09

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-1212

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-28 94.36% 94.35% -0.02%
2 2025-11-21 92.92% 94.36% +1.45%
3 2025-11-18 — 92.92% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-1212

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 6.0 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-1212

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-1212

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
progress loadmaster >= 7.2.48.1, < 7.2.48.10 cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress loadmaster >= 7.2.54.0, < 7.2.54.8 cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress loadmaster >= 7.2.55.0, < 7.2.59.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-1212

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