CVE•Published 2026-07-06•Modified 2026-07-07•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-40139Beyondtrust · Privileged_remote_access

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287Improper Authentication

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-06

Modified 2026-07-07

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

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-2026-40139

Hosts 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-2026-40139