CVE-2026-8037
OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster, ECS Connection Manager, Object Scale Connection Manager & MOVEit WAF
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.6
OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster, ECS Connection Manager, Object Scale Connection Manager & MOVEit WAF
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
- Record
CVE-2026-8037- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-34260
9.6
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
- Record
EUVD-2026-34260- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57pc-jm9r-hgj4
9.6
OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in API in Progress ADC Products allows...
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
- Record
GHSA-57pc-jm9r-hgj4- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-8037- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.6
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
- Record
CVE-2026-8037- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8037 | 2026-06-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | Caster-chen/CVE-2026-8037-POC | 2026-07-09 |
| Nuclei | Progress ADC LoadMaster - Command Injection |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8037 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Progress Ecs Connection Manager, published June 4, 2026. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since August 7, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since August 7, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-June-2026-CVE-2026-8037-CVE-2026-33691
labs.watchtowr.com/enterprise-tech-in-shell-out-progress-kemp-loadmaster-uninitialized-heap-to-pre-auth-rce-cve-2026-8037
esentire.com/security-advisories/progress-kemp-loadmaster-vulnerability-targeted-cve-2026-8037
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-8037
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037
github.com/advisories/GHSA-57pc-jm9r-hgj4