CVE-2026-8037
CVE-2026-8037 is a security flaw in Progress LoadMaster. Someone who already has a way in can use Progress LoadMaster to run their own code. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 7 Aug 2026.[1]
Progress LoadMaster is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Fixed in version V7.2.63.2 and V7.2.54.18.
Description
CISA calls it a command injection in Progress LoadMaster. In its words: “Progress LoadMaster contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an un-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the LoadMaster appliance by exploiting unsanitized input in multiple command endpoints.”[1]
The underlying weakness is command injection (CWE-77), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.[2]
It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record lists these fixed versions: in each line, everything before the version shown is affected.[2]
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| LoadMaster | V7.2.63.2 |
| LoadMaster | V7.2.54.18 |
| ECS Connections Manager | V7.2.63.2 |
| Object Scale Connection Manager | V7.2.63.2 |
| MOVEit WAF | V7.2.63.2 |
Most families won’t have Progress LoadMaster; it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 7 Aug 2026, 64 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 10 Aug 2026 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at over 99%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as not automatable: each attack takes some work.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Progress has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes).”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Progress LoadMaster is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed (fixed in version V7.2.63.2 and V7.2.54.18), or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 10 Aug 2026 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 9.8.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at over 99%.[4] |
See also
Other Progress flaws
- CVE-2024-4885, Progress WhatsUp Gold: path traversal ·
- CVE-2024-1212, Progress Kemp LoadMaster: OS command injection ·
- CVE-2024-6670, Progress WhatsUp Gold: SQL injection ·
- CVE-2024-4358, Progress Telerik Report Server: authentication bypass by spoofing ·
- CVE-2023-40044, Progress WS_FTP Server: deserialization of untrusted data ·
Other command injection flaws
- CVE-2026-105134, AhsayCBS: command injection ·
- CVE-2026-96951, Microsoft Windows: command injection ·
- CVE-2016-3081, Apache Struts: command injection ·
- CVE-2025-29635, D-Link DIR-823X: command injection ·
- CVE-2026-22719, Broadcom VMware Aria Operations: command injection ·
Every Progress flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in August 2026
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 7 Aug 2026.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2026-8037 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 4 Jun 2026.
- ^ Progress. Advisories and fixes: community.progress.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.998, percentile 100.0, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2026-8037”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.