Progress Kemp LoadMaster - RCE (CVE-2024-1212)

CVE-2024-1212 is a critical vulnerability in the LoadMaster management interface that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 26th of March 2024.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2024-1212 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental. Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-1212 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-1212 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Exploitation patterns often involve requests to endpoints containing /access/set?param=enableapi&value=1.