9.8

CVE-2026-40139: beyondtrust privileged_remote_access Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 06-07-2026Last modified 07-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-40139 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in beyondtrust privileged_remote_access. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.75%
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. 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.75% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.75%

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