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CVE-2026-8037

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

CVSS 9.6 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.9/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.6: +1.44
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.79%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

SecurityWeek
Press · 10 Aug 2026, 07:00 · CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited Progress LoadMaster Vulnerability - SecurityWeek
BleepingComputer
Press · 10 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Critical Progress LoadMaster flaw now actively exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
The Hacker News
Press · 08 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Hits CISA KEV After 792 Reported Exploit Attempts - The Hacker News
Security Affairs
Press · 08 Aug 2026, 07:00 · U.S. CISA adds a Progress LoadMaster flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog - Security Affairs
SOCRadar
Press · 02 Jul 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-8037: Progress Kemp LoadMaster RCE Exploited in the Wild - SOCRadar
See all 11 source documents
SC Media
Press · 01 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Progress Kemp LoadMaster vulnerability actively exploited - SC Media
The Hacker News
Press · 01 Jul 2026, 07:00 · Progress Kemp LoadMaster Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Faces Active Exploitation Attempts - The Hacker News
The Hacker News
Press · 30 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Could Let Attackers Run Root Commands Pre-Auth - The Hacker News
watchTowr Labs
Press · 29 Jun 2026, 19:24 · Enterprise Tech In, Shell Out (Progress Kemp LoadMaster Uninitialized Heap to Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8037)
watchTowr Labs
Press · 29 Jun 2026, 19:24 · Enterprise Tech In, Shell Out (Progress Kemp LoadMaster Uninitialized Heap to Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8037)
watchTowr Labs
Press · 29 Jun 2026, 07:00 · Enterprise Tech In, Shell Out (Progress Kemp LoadMaster Uninitialized Heap to Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8037) - watchTowr Labs

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.9 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
Caster-chen/CVE-2026-8037-POC00Python09 Jul 2026, 12:07
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.6; EPSS 99.8%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
adjacent access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:26.241961+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
04 Jun 2026, 13:13
First press mention
29 Jun 2026, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
07 Aug 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
10 Aug 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories