CVE-2026-8037
Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2026-08-07. Federal due date: 2026-08-10.
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.
Impact
Progress LoadMaster contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an un-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the LoadMaster appliance by exploiting unsanitized input in multiple command endpoints.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Progress | Connection Manager For Objectscale | before 7.2.63.2 |
| Progress | Ecs Connection Manager | before 7.2.63.2 |
| Progress | Moveit Web Application Firewall | before 7.2.63.2 |
| Progress | Loadmaster | before 7.2.54.18 from 7.2.55.0 before 7.2.63.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-June-2026-CVE-2026-8037-CVE-2026-33691
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/enterprise-tech-in-shell-out-progress-kemp-loadmaster-uninitialized-heap-to-pre-auth-rce-cve-2026-8037/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-8037
- https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/progress-kemp-loadmaster-vulnerability-targeted-cve-2026-8037