CVE-2024-7591
Published: 05 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7591 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Loadmaster. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-7591 is an improper input validation flaw that permits OS command injection in Progress LoadMaster. The vulnerability affects LoadMaster versions 7.2.40.0 and later, all versions of ECS, and Multi-Tenancy versions 7.1.35.4 and later, and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 under CWE-78.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue remotely over the network without user interaction to inject and execute arbitrary operating-system commands. Successful exploitation grants full control over the affected appliance, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with scope change.
Vendor and researcher advisories at the Kemp Technologies support portal and the Insinuator disclosure detail the issue and recommended remediation steps. The EPSS score has reached 0.3453 with no subsequent decline, indicating sustained exploitation interest since publication.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48487
Vulnerability details
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects: * LoadMaster: 7.2.40.0 and above * ECS: All versions * Multi-Tenancy: 7.1.35.4 and above
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.