CVE-2024-1212
LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection
- Critical 10.0
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 18 Nov 2024
Description
Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.
Key facts
- Published
- 21 Feb 2024
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- ProgressSoftware
- KEV added
- 18 Nov 2024
- KEV fix due
- 9 Dec 2024
- EPSS
- 95.388% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.869% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 10.0CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom the CNA (ProgressSoftware)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
CAPEC-113 API Manipulation (CNA impact statement)
CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass (CNA impact statement)
CAPEC-88 OS Command Injection (CNA impact statement)
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | LoadMaster |
|
Timeline
- 21 Feb 2024 Published
- 18 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-1212 added to CISA KEV
- 18 Nov 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
Practice this bug class
HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).