LoadMaster: Missing Authorization
CVE-2026-59690 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in LoadMaster from Progress Software, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 7.2.63.3, 7.2.54.19 as the first without the flaw, so updating LoadMaster to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update LoadMaster to 7.2.63.3 or 7.2.54.19, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Update ECS Connection Manager to 7.2.63.3 or a later version.
- Update Object Scale Connection Manager to 7.2.63.3 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on community.progress.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | LoadMaster | 7.0.6 up to, but not including, 7.2.63.3; 7.0.6 up to, but not including, 7.2.54.19 | 7.2.63.3, 7.2.54.19 |
| Progress Software | ECS Connection Manager | 7.2.60.0 up to, but not including, 7.2.63.3 | 7.2.63.3 |
| Progress Software | Object Scale Connection Manager | 7.2.60.0 up to, but not including, 7.2.63.3 | 7.2.63.3 |
| Progress Software | MOVEit WAF | 7.2.60.0 up to, but not including, 7.2.63.3 | 7.2.63.3 |
| Progress Software | Multi Tenant | 7.1.29 up to, but not including, 7.1.35.16 | 7.1.35.16 |
| Progress Software | Connection Manager For Objectscale | before 7.2.63.3 | 7.2.63.3 |
| Progress Software | Moveit Web Application Firewall | before 7.2.63.3 | 7.2.63.3 |
| Progress Software | Multi-tenant Loadmaster | before 7.1.35.16 | 7.1.35.16 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (progress.com).
Official description
A Missing Authorization vulnerability in Progress Software LoadMaster, ECS Connection Manager, Object Scale Connection Manager, MOVEit WAF, and Multi Tenant allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to perform privileged administrative operations via the REST API that should not be accessible to their permission level, potentially resulting in a system compromise.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Missing Authorization
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
- Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor.
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in LoadMaster
- 8.0 High severity
- 8.4 High severity
- 8.4 High severity
- 8.4 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
Progress LoadMaster Command Injection Exploited
- 7.2 High severity
Recent Missing Authorization vulnerabilities
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 10.0 Critical severity
- 7.1 High severity
- 8.3 High severity
- 7.3 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
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