What is CVE-2024-12686?

CVE-2024-12686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Remote Support(rs) & Privileged Access(pra), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-12686?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12686 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-12686 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-01-13), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in Beyondtrust Remote Support(rs) & Privileged Access(pra)

CVE-2024-12686

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.315 (96.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 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.

Affected products

Beyondtrust Remote Support(rs) & Privileged Access(pra) — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-01-13. 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: 2025-02-03.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12686?: CVE-2024-12686 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Remote Support(rs) & Privileged Access(pra), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-12686?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12686 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-12686 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-01-13), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.