Critical Progress LoadMaster flaw now actively exploited in attacks
CISA added an actively exploited critical command-injection flaw in Progress Kemp LoadMaster to its KEV catalogue — organisations running these load balancers face immediate perimeter-compromise risk.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned that hackers are exploiting a critical-severity Progress Kemp LoadMaster command injection vulnerability. [...]
Editorial Analysis
Load balancers sit at the network perimeter and handle all inbound traffic; a compromised LoadMaster can enable lateral movement, traffic interception, and full environment takeover.
Immediately patch all Progress LoadMaster instances and validate that no exploitation occurred before the patch was applied.
A critical vulnerability in widely used load-balancer appliances is being actively exploited, requiring immediate patching of perimeter infrastructure.
Forward-looking interpretation drafted by editorial AI under human review — not a reproduction of the source. See methodology.
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