CVE-2026-40141: beyondtrust privilege remote access
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-40141 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in beyondtrust privilege remote access. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 06-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A high-severity vulnerability exists in a web application component of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access related to the processing of certain input parameters. Insufficient validation of user-supplied input may allow an authenticated attacker with limited privileges to access unintended resources or data beyond their authorization scope. Exploitation is restricted to accounts with specific permissions.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.5HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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
EPSS trend
Probability
0.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
44%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.53% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Beyondtrust3 products
- privilege remote access≤ 25.3.2
- privileged_remote_access< 25.3.3
- remote_support≤ 25.3.2 | < 25.3.3
1 vendor · 3 products
References
1 links- www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-03Vendor Advisory