The Application Firewall Pack (AFP, aka Web Application Firewall) component on Kemp Load…
Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Application Firewall Pack (AFP, aka Web Application Firewall) component on Kemp Load Balancer devices with software before 7.2.40.1 allows a Security Feature Bypass via an HTTP POST request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01223 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kemptechnologies:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.2.40 | Vulnerable | Kemptechnologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:kemptechnologies:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.2.40 Vulnerable ·Kemptechnologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15524
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gfr-mc33-4xv4
References
More Kemptechnologies Web Application Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18446 The Web Application Firewall (WAF) in Kemp LoadMaster 7.2.54.1 allows certain uses of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-15524 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15524 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gfr-mc33-4xv4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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