CVE-2026-40141
CriticalCVSS 9.9Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs
Summary
A high-severity vulnerability was found in the web application component of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access related to input parameter processing. Insufficient input validation may allow an authenticated attacker with limited privileges to access unauthorized resources or data beyond their scope.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential privilege escalation and unauthorized access to sensitive data within the organization, which could compromise confidentiality and system integrity.
Recommendation
Immediately update BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access to the latest patched version and implement additional input validation controls.
Other vulnerabilities in BeyondTrust Remote Support
See all- CVE-2026-40139Critical
A critical pre-authentication vulnerability in the authentication subsystem of BeyondTrust Remote Support. Improper processing of authentication requests may allow an unauthenticated remote 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.
- CVE-2026-40140High
A vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to insufficient validation of client-supplied input in the network communication subsystem.
Original NVD description (English source)
A high-severity vulnerability exists in a web application component of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access related to the processing of certain input parameters. Insufficient validation of user-supplied input may allow an authenticated attacker with limited privileges to access unintended resources or data beyond their authorization scope. Exploitation is restricted to accounts with specific permissions.