Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-2448

Command Injection in Progress Loadmaster 7.2.49.0 – 7.2.54.9

High EPSSCommand Injection
Published
22 March 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.55 99th percentile
Risk Priority 77 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-2448 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Progress Loadmaster. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

An OS command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-2448 has been identified in LoadMaster. The flaw, categorized under CWE-78, exists in a UI component that accepts and processes shell commands, enabling injection by users who interact with the interface.

An authenticated UI user holding any permission level can exploit the issue over an adjacent network to inject and execute arbitrary operating-system commands. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.4 and yields high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope, allowing an attacker to compromise the underlying system.

Public advisories published by Progress and Kemp Technologies address LoadMaster security vulnerabilities CVE-2024-2448 and CVE-2024-2449 and outline mitigation guidance for affected installations. The associated EPSS score has remained steady at 0.4475 with no material rise from a lower baseline.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An OS command injection vulnerability has been identified in LoadMaster.  An authenticated UI user with any permission settings may be able to inject commands into a UI component using a shell command resulting in OS command injection.

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
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T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-13444Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2025-13447Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2024-2449Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2024-56132Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2026-3692Same vendor: Progress

Affected Assets

progress
loadmaster
7.1.35.10, 7.2.48.10 · 7.2.49.0 — 7.2.54.9 · 7.2.55.0 — 7.2.59.3

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation good match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

CM-7 Least Functionality partial match

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles partial match

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References