CVE•Published 2026-07-06•Modified 2026-07-07•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40138Beyondtrust · Privileged_remote_access
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A critical pre-authentication vulnerability exists in the authentication subsystem of BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access. Improper validation of authentication data may allow a network-positioned 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
Timeline
Published 2026-07-06
Modified 2026-07-07
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-40138Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access"All exposed Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Privileged Remote Access"HTTP body or banner mentions "Privileged Remote Access" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-40138Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40138Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-40138Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-40138GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-40138" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.