Vulnerability Analysis
Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access
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
Authentication Bypass
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.2
CRITICAL
Exploitability:-
Impact Score:-
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.42%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
—
Ransomware Use
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KEV Due Date
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.417%
EPSS Percentile
33.7th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
None
SSVC Automatable
No
Vulnerability Class
Authentication Bypass
Identity & Timeline
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| CVSS Version / Source | - |
| Reserved | - |
| Published | - |
| Patch Date (date_public) | - |
| Exploit DB Date | - |
| First GitHub PoC Date | - |
| Last Updated | - |
| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
| Exploit Release Gap | - |
| PoC Release Gap | - |
| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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| No affected products specified. | ||
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