CVE-2026-8037
Critical 9.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- 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.
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
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8 (CRITICAL)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 100% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-77
Affected products
progress: connection manager for objectscale; progress: ecs connection manager; progress: moveit web application firewall; progress: loadmaster
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/enterprise-tech-in-shell-out-progress-kemp-loadmaste… ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026… US Government Resource
- https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/progress-kemp-loadmaster-vulnerabi… Third Party Advisory