CVE-2024-12356: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-12356 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS). It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 19-12-2024. EPSS estimates a 87.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 17-12-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-12-2024
   Added to CISA KEVBeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability
3. 27-12-2024
   CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
4. 21-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.