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BeyondTrust EPM CVE-2026-40145

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60270 HIGH
Insufficient Granularity of Access Control (CWE-1220)
2026-08-17 BT GHSA-3m9q-37cm-v3j6
7.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: BT
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Vendor (BT) PRIMARY
7.1 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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6.4 MEDIUM

Local vector with high privileges required; AC:H reflects AT:P prerequisite conditions; no scope change as impact is confined to the EPM agent itself.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (BT).

CVSS VectorVendor: BT

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 17, 2026 - 17:17 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 17:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 16:29 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability exists in the interaction between a Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls. Under certain conditions, the protections applied to the utility process may not be enforced as intended.

AnalysisAI

Tamper protection bypass in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) for Windows allows local high-privileged users to circumvent agent protection controls by exploiting a flaw in how protections are applied to a support utility process. Affected versions are all EPM Windows Deployment releases prior to 26.1.2, per EUVD-2026-60270 and BeyondTrust advisory BT26-04. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a local session with high-privilege credentials on a Windows endpoint running BeyondTrust EPM prior to 26.1.2 (PR:H per CVSS 4.0 vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N) yields a score of 7.1, reflecting a local-only attack that requires high privilege and specific prerequisite conditions (AT:P). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation The primary remediation is to upgrade BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) to version 26.1.2 or later, per vendor advisory BT26-04 available at https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-04. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all endpoints running BeyondTrust EPM for Windows versions before 26.1.2 by querying your asset management system and deployment records. …

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