CVE-2024-12356: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-08 00:03 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by BT, published 2024-12-17).
Weakness: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (‘Command Injection’)
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-12-19
- US federal deadline
- 2024-12-27
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Exploit Observer found 1 Nuclei template, 2 code repositories and 3 research write-ups naming this CVE.
Code repositories that name a CVE are often scanners, copies or fakes, and some are malware. Read the code before running anything.
See all 11 references on Exploit Observer
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.874
very likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.987
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2024-12-19
- Detection rule
- No public rule yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely exploited” threshold (EPSS 0.10, VEDAS 0.5). Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust Remote Support | up to and including 24.3.1 | Not stated |
| BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access | up to and including 24.3.1 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
Advisories on this CVE
- BeyondTrust Remote Support and PRA CVE-2026-1731: pre-auth command injection exploited before disclosure and used by ransomware (full advisory)
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12356 (government-resource)
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/G5s8ZWAbYH/cve-2024-12356/rapid7-analysis
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.
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