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

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

A critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Progress Kemp LoadMaster (CVE-2026-8037) is experiencing active exploitation attempts in the wild. The flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.6, allows attackers to inject operating system commands without authentication. eSentire's Threat Response Unit documented these exploitation efforts.

Why it matters: This pre-auth RCE affecting a load balancer is actively exploited and critical; assess your Kemp LoadMaster instances immediately for compromise and apply patches.

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

A critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Progress Kemp LoadMaster (CVE-2026-8037) is experiencing active exploitation attempts in the wild. The flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.6, allows attackers to inject operating system commands without authentication. eSentire's Threat Response Unit documented these exploitation efforts.

Why it matters: This pre-auth RCE affecting a load balancer is actively exploited and critical; assess your Kemp LoadMaster instances immediately for compromise and apply patches.

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