CVE-2026-1731
What it is
BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and certain older versions of Privileged Remote Access (PRA) contain a critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability. By sending specially crafted requests, an unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to execute operating system commands in the context of the site user.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2026-02-13 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2026-02-16 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 93.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.9 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-02-13
- Exploit probability
- 93.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access < 25.1
- Beyondtrust Remote Support < 25.3.2
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 9.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/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
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-1731.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-1731. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
References
- https://beyondtrustcorp.service-now.com/csm?id=csm_kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0023293
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-02
- https://github.com/win3zz/CVE-2026-1731
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-1731
- https://www.greynoise.io/blog/reconnaissance-beyondtrust-rce-cve-2026-1731