LoadMaster Hardcoded SSH Key
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Unauthenticated attackers can perform actions, using SSH private keys, by knowing the IP address and having access to the same network of one of the machines in the HA or Cluster group. This vulnerability has been closed by enhancing LoadMaster partner communications to require a shared secret that must be exchanged between the partners before communication can proceed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | LoadMaster | LoadMaster 7.2.55.0 (GA) to before 7.2.59.4; LoadMaster 7.2.49.0 (LTSF) to before 7.2.54.10; LoadMaster 7.2.48.11 (LTS) to before 7.2.48.12 | 7.2.59.4, 7.2.54.10, 7.2.48.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- LoadMaster VendorProgress Affected LoadMaster 7.2.55.0 (GA) to before 7.2.59.4; LoadMaster 7.2.49.0 (LTSF) to before 7.2.54.10; LoadMaster 7.2.48.11 (LTS) to before 7.2.48.12 Fixed in 7.2.59.4, 7.2.54.10, 7.2.48.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | before 7.2.48.11 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:ltsf:*:*:* | 7.2.49.0 to before 7.2.54.10 | Vulnerable | Progress |
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:ga:*:*:* | 7.2.55.0 to before 7.2.59.4 | Vulnerable | Progress |
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 7.2.48.11 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:ltsf:*:*:* Versions 7.2.49.0 to before 7.2.54.10 Vulnerable ·Progress
- cpe:2.3:a:progress:loadmaster:*:*:*:*:ga:*:*:* Versions 7.2.55.0 to before 7.2.59.4 Vulnerable ·Progress
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LoadMaster (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 7.2.59.4, 7.2.54.10, 7.2.48.12
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software LoadMaster — support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/257248135186…
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-03303 LoadMaster Reversible Password Encryption AlgorithmPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3544
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5673-2x9h-2626
References
More Progress Loadmaster vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07083 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01127 LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-02274 LoadMaster Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12294 OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2025-12291 OS Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Progress LoadMaster CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-03031 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-3544 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3544 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5673-2x9h-2626 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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