CVEs / CVE-2024-12686
CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 13 Jan 2025
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 32.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) contain an OS command injection vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker with existing administrative privileges to upload a malicious file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute underlying operating system commands within the context of the site user.
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) which can allow an attacker with existing administrative privileges to inject commands and run as a site user.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) | up to and including 24.3.1 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 13 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
References
- CVE-2024-12686 on NVD
- CVE-2024-12686 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 (cited by CISA)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12686 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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