CVE-2026-40138
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
Published:Jul 6, 2026
Last Modified:Jul 6, 2026
EPS:Jul 6, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:9.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Beyondtrust
Product
Privileged Remote Access
Beyondtrust
Privileged Remote Access
Vendor
Beyondtrust
Product
Remote Support
Beyondtrust
Remote Support
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
