9.2

CVE-2026-40138: beyondtrust privileged_remote_access Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.2v4.0CriticalAnalyzed
Published 06-07-2026Last modified 07-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40138 is a critical (CVSS 9.2) Improper Authentication vulnerability in beyondtrust privileged_remote_access. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.2/10
010
Critical · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Beyondtrust2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links