A critical pre-authentication vulnerability exists 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.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Beyondtrust
Beyondtrust privileged Remote Access
Beyondtrust remote Support
Vendors & Products Beyondtrust
Beyondtrust privileged Remote Access
Beyondtrust remote Support

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description A critical pre-authentication vulnerability exists 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.
Title Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: BT

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T16:13:02.413Z

Reserved: 2026-04-09T18:36:13.133Z

Link: CVE-2026-40139

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Updated: 2026-07-06T17:30:16Z