# Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection · pwn.watch

> 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. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-18.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/progress-kemp-loadmaster-cve-2024-1212 · generated 2026-10-23T01:02:50.524Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Progress Kemp LoadMaster
- Started: 2024-02-21 · closed: 2024-11-18
- CVEs: CVE-2024-1212
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-11-18: CISA added CVE-2024-1212 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-02-21: CVE-2024-1212 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1212)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/progress-kemp-loadmaster-cve-2024-1212 · status: closed (closed Nov 18, 2024) · severity: critical · updated Nov 18, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
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. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-11-18.

Severity detail: CVSS 10 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Progress Kemp LoadMaster
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-1212

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Nov 18, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-1212 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-12-09)
- Feb 21, 2024: CVE-2024-1212 published

## Advisories
- [Progress advisory: CVE-2024-1212](https://community.progress.com/s/article/Release-Notice-LMOS-7-2-59-2-7-2-54-8-7-2-48-10-CVE-2024-1212) (Progress)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-1212](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1212) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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