CVE DATABASE / CVE-2024-12686
CVE-2024-12686
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2025-01-13.
Federal remediation due 2025-02-03.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Summary
A vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) which can allow an attacker with existing administrative privileges to inject commands and run as a site user.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 6.6 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12686
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-24. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.