CVE-2024-1212

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-1212?

Upgrade loadmaster to 7.2.54.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-1212 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-1212 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2024-12-09. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-1212?

CVE-2024-1212 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-1212 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for loadmaster (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

loadmasterNVD

Affected:>= 7.2.54.0, < 7.2.54.8Fixed in:7.2.54.8CVE-2024-1212derived from NVD

Affected:>= 7.2.48.1, < 7.2.48.10Fixed in:7.2.48.10CVE-2024-1212derived from NVD

Affected:>= 7.2.55.0, < 7.2.59.2Fixed in:7.2.59.2CVE-2024-1212derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

95.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection 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.

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

Remediation due: 2024-12-09

References

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Release Notes1

support.kemptechnologies.com

Product2

Other references1

support.kemptechnologies.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-78 (OS Command Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2014-6271	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-4577	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-1212?

Upgrade loadmaster to 7.2.54.8 or later.

Is CVE-2024-1212 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-1212 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2024-12-09. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2024-1212?

CVE-2024-1212 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-1212 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for loadmaster (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-13.