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BeyondTrust Remote Support CVE-2026-40140

| EUVDEUVD-2026-41888 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-07-06 BT GHSA-8v46-5p7g-p46j
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: BT
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach appliance network endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send malformed client input
  3. Exploit
    Trigger uncontrolled resource consumption
  4. Execution
    Crash or exhaust communication subsystem
  5. Impact
    Appliance availability denied

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires network reachability to the BeyondTrust Remote Support or Privileged Remote Access appliance's network communication subsystem; per AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N there is no authentication, no special configuration, and no user interaction required against a reachable appliance. The primary limiting factor is exposure scope: appliances confined to internal or management-only networks are only reachable by insiders, whereas internet-facing deployments (common for external remote-support use) are exploitable by any remote party. Impact is limited to availability of the appliance itself - no lateral compromise, data access, or code execution results from this flaw.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes an easy, network-based, unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction, which raises exploitability, but the impact is strictly availability (VC:N/VI:N/VA:H) - there is no data exposure or code execution. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided, so real-world exploitation pressure is currently unquantified; the 8.7 score is driven by ease-of-access against a high-value appliance, not by severity of consequence. This is a genuine availability priority for internet-exposed appliances (a downed remote-support gateway can sever administrator access to an entire estate), but it is not a compromise/RCE-class emergency. Note: the input provides only a CVSS 4.0 vector and no SSVC decision data, so automatability and technical-impact framing beyond 'availability-only' cannot be independently confirmed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the appliance over the network sends crafted or malformed input to the pre-authentication network communication subsystem, exhausting resources or crashing the service and rendering the remote-support gateway unavailable. Because no authentication or user interaction is required (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), the attack can be launched repeatedly from anywhere with connectivity to keep the appliance offline. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 06, 2026

Denial-of-service in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access appliances lets an unauthenticated remote attacker exhaust or crash the network communication subsystem, taking the appliance offline. The flaw is pre-authentication and network-reachable (CVSS 4.0 8.7, availability-only impact), but affects availability only - no confidentiality or integrity loss. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory BT26-03 (https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-03) - apply the vendor-supplied update for both Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access; consult the advisory for the exact fixed version, which is not enumerated in the available input. As compensating controls until patching, restrict network reachability of the appliance's communication endpoints to trusted management/broker networks and place the appliance behind an upstream reverse proxy, WAF, or firewall that can rate-limit and validate inbound connections (trade-off: legitimate remote clients and external representatives may need allow-listing, which adds operational overhead). Monitor appliance availability and connection-rate metrics to detect resource-exhaustion attempts, and ensure high-availability/failover pairs are patched together to avoid a single crash disabling access.

Affected VersionsENISA

Remote Support 0 <25.3.3
Privileged Remote Access 0 <26.2.1
Remote Support 0 <26.2.1
Privileged Remote Access 0 <25.3.3

Affected Packages

euvd privileged_remote_access fix: 25.3.3, 26.2.1
euvd remote_support fix: 25.3.3, 26.2.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

BeyondTrust Remote Support (formerly Bomgar) and Privileged Remote Access are enterprise remote-access and privileged-access-management appliances that broker inbound and outbound sessions over the network. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption): the appliance's network communication subsystem performs insufficient validation of client-supplied input, so a crafted request can drive the appliance to consume resources or enter a fault state before any authentication occurs. Per the CPE data, both cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support and cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access are affected across unspecified versions, indicating a shared communication component.

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Severity by source

Vendor (BT) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-reachable pre-auth flaw (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with availability-only impact (A:H; C:N/I:N) and no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (BT).

CVSS VectorVendor: BT

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 06, 2026 - 18:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 06, 2026 - 16:13 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access contain a high-severity pre-authentication vulnerability in the network communication subsystem. Insufficient validation of client-supplied input may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition affecting appliance availability.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access appliances are vulnerable to an unauthenticated denial-of-service attack that can take the appliance offline, disrupting critical privileged access management and remote support capabilities. This availability impact directly affects IT operations' ability to manage administrative access and support critical systems. Organizations should immediately identify affected deployments and implement interim protections while awaiting a vendor patch.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Until patch availability: (1) Implement network segmentation to restrict external access to appliance management interfaces; (2) Deploy rate-limiting on network endpoints to throttle potential DoS traffic; (3) Establish continuous monitoring and alerting for appliance availability and abnormal connection patterns; (4) Maintain documented manual procedures for credential management during appliance downtime; (5) Consider temporary redundant appliance deployment in separate network segments to ensure operational continuity.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely-deployed enterprise remote-support and privileged-access appliances
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Social Media
2
Sightings
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

45
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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