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  "crds_version": "0.1",
  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2026-8037",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Progress LoadMaster — API command injection pre-auth RCE",
  "summary": "Progress Kemp LoadMaster load-balancer appliances accept unsanitized input in several application programming interface (API) command endpoints. An attacker with no account can inject operating-system commands and run arbitrary code on the appliance. Exploited in the wild.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "critical",
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    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "version": "3.1"
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  "epss": 0.99571,
  "exploitation": {
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    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2026-08-07",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to the LoadMaster API; no credentials required."
  },
  "remediation": {
    "patch_available": true
  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1190",
    "T1059"
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  "kill_chain": "initial_access",
  "recommended_action": "Apply the fix from the Progress LoadMaster June 2026 security bulletin now; restrict API access to trusted networks and check appliances for compromise.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
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      "source": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
      "confidence": "high",
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8037",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security-Bulletin-June-2026-CVE-2026-8037-CVE-2026-33691"
    },
    {
      "type": "exploit",
      "url": "https://labs.watchtowr.com/enterprise-tech-in-shell-out-progress-kemp-loadmaster-uninitialized-heap-to-pre-auth-rce-cve-2026-8037/"
    },
    {
      "type": "writeup",
      "url": "https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/progress-kemp-loadmaster-vulnerability-targeted-cve-2026-8037"
    }
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  "published_at": "2026-06-04T14:16:45.177Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-22T06:10:25.213Z",
  "tags": [
    "progress",
    "kemp",
    "loadmaster",
    "command-injection",
    "rce",
    "kev"
  ]
}