VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-40138

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-07-06
Last modified2026-07-07
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A critical pre-authentication vulnerability exists in the authentication subsystem of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access. Improper validation of authentication data may allow a network-positioned attacker to bypass access controls and gain unauthorized access to the appliance, including accounts with elevated privileges. Exploitation requires a specific authentication configuration to be enabled

Weakness classification

  • 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891: CWE-287

Primary references