High severity · published Oct 12, 2023
CVE-2023-23632
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) versions 22.2.x to 22.4.x are vulnerable to a local authentication bypass. Attackers can exploit a flawed secret verification process in the BYOT shell jump sessions, allowing unauthorized access to jump items by guessing only the first character of the secret.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
Remote Support · BeyondTrust
22.2.1 before 22.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23632
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23632
Third Party Advisory
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2023_03_CSNC-2022-018_PRA_Privilege_Escalation.txt
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/1
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