RCE in Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access
CVE-2024-12356
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.880 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-12356?
- CVE-2024-12356 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-12356?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-12356 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2024-12356 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-12-19), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.