Is CVE-2026-8037 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence has observed exploitation attempts targeting this CVE. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence sensors have observed 743 exploitation attempts, 61 unique attacker IPs, and 19 countries targeting CVE-2026-8037. First observed Jun 30, 2026; last observed Aug 14, 2026.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2026-8037 affects Progress Software LoadMaster and 3 other products. KEV Intelligence lists 5 version rows; examples include V7.2.60.0 to < V7.2.63.2 and V7.2.45.12 to < V7.2.54.18.

How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize immediate patching and validate internet-facing exposure. Monitor for matching exploitation attempts in your environment. A KEV Intelligence virtual patch is available for temporary WAF compensating controls while remediation is underway.

Yes. CVE-2026-8037 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. KEV Intelligence attested it 37 days ahead of CISA.

CVE-2026-8037 Exploitation Observed — LoadMaster, ECS Connections Manager, Object Scale Connection Manager, MOVEit WAF

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize immediate patching and validate internet-facing exposure. Monitor for matching exploitation attempts in your environment. A KEV Intelligence virtual patch is available for temporary WAF compensating controls while remediation is underway.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2026-8037 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. KEV Intelligence attested it 37 days ahead of CISA.

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-8037 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Progress Software LoadMaster and 3 other products. OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in API in Progress ADC Products allows an...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

Progress Software / LoadMaster affected before v7.2.63.2.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

LoadMaster Command Injection

OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in API in Progress ADC Products allows an un-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the LoadMaster appliance by exploiting unsanitized input in multiple command endpoints

Vendor Product Affected Status

Progress Software LoadMaster Before V7.2.63.2 Affected

Progress Software LoadMaster Before V7.2.54.18 Affected

Progress Software ECS Connections Manager Before V7.2.63.2 Affected

Progress Software Object Scale Connection Manager Before V7.2.63.2 Affected

Progress Software MOVEit WAF Before V7.2.63.2 Affected

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Published: 04 Jun 2026
Exploited Since: 30 Jun 2026
Attack vector: Adjacent
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None

CVE References

Vendor Advisory — community.progress.com community.progress.com · Vendor Advisory https://community.progress.com/s/article/LoadMaster-Critical-Security...

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

TheHackerNews

Recorded 01 Jul 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Active exploitation observed

KEV Intelligence sensor

First observed 01 Jul 2026

First-party sensor telemetry confirms matching exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 30 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source	Added
TheHackerNews First	2026-07-01 14:51 UTC
KEV Intelligence	2026-07-01 17:30 UTC
The Shadowserver	2026-07-09 00:00 UTC
CISA	2026-08-07 16:45 UTC
CVE	2026-08-07 18:10 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Aggregate observations show the scale, recency, and distribution of activity without overstating sparse data.

743

Attempts observed

61

Unique attacker IPs

19

Attacker countries

AU · CA · CN · DE · ES · HK · ID · IN · IQ · JP · KR · NL · PK · PL · RO · SG · TR · TW · US

6

Sensors observed

Exploitation attempts over the last 49 days

Daily events observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Updated 16 Aug 2026

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29 Jun 9 Jul 19 Jul 29 Jul 16 Aug

First observed 30 Jun 2026 · Last observed 14 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 3
User-Agents: 51

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Scanner coverage

Nuclei template detected 02 Jul 2026.

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Virtual patch status

KEV Intelligence virtual patch guidance is available for this CVE.

AWS WAF Cloudflare ModSecurity

Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)

Operational indicators linked to exploitation of this CVE. IoCs age over time — especially IP addresses.

Type	Indicator	First Seen	Last Seen	Age	Source
IP	`192.42.116.58`	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	about 2 months ago	Source
IP	`192.42.116.105`	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	about 2 months ago	Source
IP	`146.70.139.154`	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	2026-06-30 14:53 UTC	about 2 months ago	Source

Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-8037.yaml	02 Jul 2026

Virtual Patch Detail

Compensating WAF rules for this CVE.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.6 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

99.3%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CWE-77

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Hits CISA KEV After 792 Reported Exploit Attempts

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical-severity security flaw impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability,...

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All Mentions

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Hits CISA KEV After 792 Reported Exploit Attempts

TheHackerNews · 08 Aug 2026

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical-severity security flaw impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-8037 (CVSS score: 9.6), is a command injection flaw that could be weaponized to achieve arbitrary

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

Progress Kemp LoadMaster Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Faces Active Exploitation Attempts

TheHackerNews · 01 Jul 2026

A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster is seeing active exploitation attempts, according to an advisory from eSentire's Threat Response Unit (TRU). The Canadian cybersecurity company said it identified exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2026-8037 (CVSS score: 9.6), an operating system (OS) command injection flaw that could be exploited to achieve

Recent mention · TheHackerNews

Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Could Let Attackers Run Root Commands Pre-Auth

TheHackerNews · 30 Jun 2026

A critical vulnerability in Progress Kemp LoadMaster can let an unauthenticated attacker execute arbitrary commands as root on the appliance by sending a crafted request to its API. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8037, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 according to ZDI. A patch is available. If you run LoadMaster with the API enabled, update now. Progress published its advisory on June

Recent mention · Watchtower Labs

Enterprise Tech In, Shell Out (Progress Kemp LoadMaster Uninitialized Heap to Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8037)

Watchtower Labs · 29 Jun 2026

Welcome back to another watchTowr Labs blog post.This time, we're looking at Progress Kemp LoadMaster, a load balancer that sits at the edge of a lot of enterprise networks. Edge appliances have a habit of becoming the way in rather than the thing keeping people out, and

Recent mention · Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories

ZDI-26-340: Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster dodelapikey Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories · 09 Jun 2026

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-8037.

Recent mention · Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories

ZDI-26-341: Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster dolistapikeys Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories · 09 Jun 2026

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.2. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-8037.

Recent mention · Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories

ZDI-26-342: Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster apiuser Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Zero Day Initiative Published Advisories · 09 Jun 2026

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Progress Software Kemp LoadMaster. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 9.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-8037.

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Progress ADC LoadMaster - Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

07 Aug 2026
KEV confirmed by CVE

Exploitation attested by an external source
07 Aug 2026
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
09 Jul 2026
KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

Exploitation attested by an external source
02 Jul 2026
Virtual patch available

Compensating WAF rule available to block exploitation
02 Jul 2026
Public PoC available

Public proof-of-concept code published
02 Jul 2026
Nuclei template available

Scanner coverage available
01 Jul 2026
Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Evidence-backed exploitation signal
01 Jul 2026
Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation
30 Jun 2026
Indicators of compromise added (117)

Indicators of compromise recorded
04 Jun 2026
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
06 May 2026
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-8037",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.6,
  "epss_score": 0.99311,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 743, "sensors": 6 }
}

CVE-2026-8037

What security teams need to know first

LoadMaster Command Injection

Tags

CVE References

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Exploited in the wild

Active exploitation observed

Proof of concept available

Known exploited vulnerability sources

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Operational artifacts and observed signals

Observed signals

Scanner coverage

Virtual patch status

Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)

Scanner Artifacts

Virtual Patch Detail

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

Weaknesses

Progress Kemp LoadMaster Flaw Hits CISA KEV After 792 Reported Exploit Attempts

All Mentions

Potential Proof of Concepts

From disclosure to observed exploitation

KEV confirmed by CVE

Added to CISA KEV

KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

Virtual patch available

Public PoC available

Nuclei template available

Observed by KEV Intelligence sensors

Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

Indicators of compromise added (117)

CVE published

CVE ID reserved

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