CVE-2026-8037
Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2026-07-01 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.
- Published2026-06-04
- Fixed in7.2.63.2 · 7.2.54.18
- WeaknessCWE-77
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Description
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
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2026-06-0414:16CVE publishedNVD
- 2026-07-0114:51Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
- 2026-07-0114:51Exploitation first reportedGCVE
- 2026-08-07Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
- 2026-10-0117:36SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
- 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
- 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-8037?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-8037?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | ≥ 7.2.55.0, < 7.2.63.2 | 7.2.63.2 | NVD |
| 7.2 | < 7.2.54.18 | 7.2.54.18 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | < 7.2.63.2 | 7.2.63.2 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | < 7.2.63.2 | 7.2.63.2 | NVD |
1 more product in the sources.
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
- Update Progress loadmaster to 7.2.63.2 · 7.2.54.18
- 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). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.due 2026-08-10
Advisories and patches
- community.progress.comPatch · Vendor Advisory
- labs.watchtowr.comPatch
Detection
read 2026-10-23 19:25 UTC- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- 2 repositories, unverifiedHORKimhab/CVE-2026-8037Caster-chen/CVE-2026-8037-POC PoC-in-GitHub
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Date Added
- 2026-08-07
- Patch Due Date
- 2026-08-10
- Ransomware Use
- Unknown
- 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). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Sources
- CISA KEVKEV entry2026-08-07
- GCVEexploitation2026-07-01
- CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2026-10-01
- OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
- CNACVSS 3.19.6read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score77.4 %read 2026-10-23
- PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2026-06-04
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-15
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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