Command Injection Vulnerability in Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access (PRA)
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.
- Published
- Dec 17, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 87.3% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
95
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 26 / 30 · 87.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · BT
- 9.8
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 19, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Dec 27, 2024.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| beyondtrust | privileged remote access | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access |
| beyondtrust | remote support | cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- beyondtrust privileged remote accessup to 24.3.1 inclusive
- beyondtrust remote supportup to 24.3.1 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (BT). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access
- up to and including 24.3.1affected
BeyondTrust Remote Support
- up to and including 24.3.1affected
Same product
beyondtrust: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-1731Remote code execution vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)KEV96Now
- CVE-2024-12686Command Injection vulnerability in Remote Support(RS) & Privilege Remote Access (PRA)KEV62This week
- CVE-2023-4310BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) versions 23.2.1 and 23.2.2 contain a command injection vulnerability whic40Plan
- CVE-2026-40139Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access36Monitor
- CVE-2026-40138Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access36Monitor
- CVE-2026-40141High-Severity Vulnerability In Web Application Component of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/http/beyondtrust_pra_rs_unauth_rceBeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit | 2024-12-16 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2024-12356 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2026-09-04 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- CISA KEV+2 d
- First PoC+626 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+652 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-4310469 days apartBeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) versions 23.2.1 and 23.2.2 contain a command injection vulnerability whic40Plan
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356
- www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12356
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.