Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-13444

Command Injection in Progress Loadmaster ≤ 7.2.54.16

Command Injection
Published
13 January 2026
Modified
10 August 2026
Patch / advisory
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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 0.26 98th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-13444 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 2% 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.

CVE-2025-13444 is an OS command injection vulnerability that enables remote code execution in the API of Progress LoadMaster. Published on 2026-01-13, it stems from unsanitized input in API parameters, classified under CWE-78 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability affects the LoadMaster appliance, with Progress advisories also associating it with related components such as Connection Manager for ObjectScale, ECS Connection Manager, and MOVEit WAF.

An authenticated attacker possessing “User Administration” permissions can exploit this flaw over an adjacent network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary operating system commands on the LoadMaster appliance, potentially leading to full compromise including high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts due to the scoped attack vector.

Progress has issued security advisories detailing CVE-2025-13444 alongside CVE-2025-13447 for affected products, available at community.progress.com articles on LoadMaster, MOVEit WAF, ECS Connection Manager, and Connection Manager for ObjectScale. Security practitioners should review these references for specific patch availability, mitigation steps, and upgrade guidance to address the vulnerability.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in API in Progress LoadMaster allows an authenticated attacker with “User Administration” permissions to execute arbitrary commands on the LoadMaster appliance by exploiting unsanitized input in the API input parameters

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.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
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.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2026-59688Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2026-59687Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2026-59686Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2025-13447Same product: Progress Ecs Connection Manager
CVE-2026-8037Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2026-59689Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2026-59690Same product: Progress Connection Manager For Objectscale
CVE-2024-1212Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2024-2448Same product: Progress Loadmaster
CVE-2026-3692Same vendor: Progress

Affected Assets

progress
connection manager for objectscale
≤ 7.2.62.2
progress
ecs connection manager
≤ 7.2.62.2
progress
moveit web application firewall
7.2.62.1
progress
multi-tenant hypervisor
≤ 7.1.35.15
progress
loadmaster
≤ 7.2.54.16 · 7.2.55.0 — 7.2.62.2

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