CVE-2026-40138 (GCVE-0-2026-40138)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-06 16:12 – Updated: 2026-07-07 14:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access
Summary
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
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Remote Support |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 25.3.2
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| BeyondTrust | Privileged Remote Access |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 25.3.2
(custom)
|
guessed |
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