IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2024-12356|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-12356)

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) contain a command injection vulnerability, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.

Published Dec 17, 2024 · Updated May 29, 2026
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Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2024-12-27 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS). 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●IT Security
●Running privileged remote access: v ≤ 24.3.1; remote support: v ≤ 24.3.1
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://attackerkb.com/topics/G5s8ZWAbYH/cve-2024-12356/rapid7-analysis

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

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

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12356
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References

↗ CVE-2024-12356↗ Advisory

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