{"id":"CVE-2026-8037","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-8037","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T06:13:38.827Z","title":"Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in API in Progress ADC Products allows an un-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the LoadMaster appliance by exploiting unsanitized input in multiple command endpoints","published":"2026-06-04T14:16:45.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-15T14:17:30.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@progress.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-77"],"affected":["progress/connection manager for objectscale","progress/ecs connection manager","progress/moveit web application firewall","progress/loadmaster"],"epss":{"score":0.99837,"percentile":0.99961,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.77362,"percentile":0.99542},{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.99837,"percentile":0.99961}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-08-07","dueDate":"2026-08-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.\nhttps://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-June-2026-CVE-2026-8037-CVE-2026-33691 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.99837,"from":0.77362,"percentile":0.99961},"summary":"EPSS moved from 77.4% to 99.8% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.77362,"from":0.99571,"percentile":0.99542},"summary":"EPSS moved from 99.6% to 77.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-June-2026-CVE-2026-8037-CVE-2026-33691","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@progress.com"},{"url":"https://labs.watchtowr.com/enterprise-tech-in-shell-out-progress-kemp-loadmaster-uninitialized-heap-to-pre-auth-rce-cve-2026-8037/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-8037","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/progress-kemp-loadmaster-vulnerability-targeted-cve-2026-8037","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}