# CVE-2024-1212: Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-1212-progress-kemp-loadmaster-os-command-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-11-18. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-1212 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-11-18

Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability in its management interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary system commands with high privileges.

Vendors: [Progress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/progress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-1212 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-1212 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 18 November 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-1212?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 18 November 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Progress Software Corporation LoadMaster 7.2.48.1 - 7.2.48.10, 7.2.54.0 - 7.2.54.8, 7.2.55.0 - 7.2.59.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-1212?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-1212 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-1212?** Check whether you run Progress Kemp LoadMaster. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Progress Software Corporation LoadMaster 7.2.48.1 - 7.2.48.10, 7.2.54.0 - 7.2.54.8, 7.2.55.0 - 7.2.59.2

## Timeline

- 2024-02-21: disclosed: Vulnerability received by Progress Software Corporation
- 2024-11-18: advisory: Initial publication of the advisory
- 2024-11-18: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-11-18: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry