Critical severity · published Jul 6, 2026
CVE-2026-40139
Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access
9.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
Remote Support · BeyondTrust
through 25.3.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40139
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40139
Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-03
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