CVE-2026-40139

Published Jul 6, 2026

Last updated 2 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
privileged_remote_access, remote_support

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
9.2
Impact score
-
Exploitability score
-
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity
CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
9.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

Weaknesses

13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
CWE-287

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.