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title: "CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-12686/
description: "CVE-2024-12686 (BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS)): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). A vulnerability has been discovered…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-12-18
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-12686"
kev: true
cvss: 6.6
epss: 0.137
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS). CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-01-13, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-02-03 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 13.7% , percentile 96: FIRST’s model estimates a 13.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (high (admin)). Exposure depends on who can log in.

## What it is

A vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) which can allow an attacker with existing administrative privileges to inject commands and run as a site user.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA): <= 24.3.1

## Severity

- BT CVSS 3.1: 6.6 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-01-13; federal due date 2025-02-03. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 13.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 96.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (beyondtrust.com)](https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-12686](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12686)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-12686](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12686)

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