CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS 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 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by BT, published 2024-12-18).
Weakness: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’)
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with high attack complexity needing high privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-01-13
- US federal deadline
- 2025-02-03
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-00730, EUVD-2024-51049, GHSA-xqg3-vx4p-jmwm
Exploit Observer has no public exploit code that names this CVE or one of its aliases.
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (4)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2024-51049
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqg3-vx4p-jmwm
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12686
5 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.326
likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.591
some exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-01-13
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) | 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.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: beyondtrust privileged_remote_access, beyondtrust remote_support, beyondtrust_corporation privileged_remote_access, beyondtrust_corporation remote_support.
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/bt24-11
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
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.
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-12686 (government-resource)
Other references
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11
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.