CVE-2026-40140
Received Received - Intake

BeyondTrust Remote Support Pre-Authentication DoS Vulnerability

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-40140, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-07-06

Last updated on: 2026-07-06

Assigner: BeyondTrust

Description

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.

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Published
2026-07-06
Last Modified
2026-07-06
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-07-06
EPSS Evaluated
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Affected Vendors & Products

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beyondtrust remote_support *
beyondtrust privileged_remote_access *

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-400 The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access products. It is a high-severity pre-authentication flaw in the network communication subsystem. The issue arises because the system does not sufficiently validate input provided by clients, which means an unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, making the appliance unavailable.

Impact Analysis

The primary impact of this vulnerability is that an unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a denial-of-service condition. This means the affected appliance could become unavailable, potentially disrupting remote support and privileged remote access services that rely on these BeyondTrust products.

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