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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-12686

Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) Command Injection

BeyondTrust / Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) · 0 to <= 24.3.1

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Severity
CVSS 6.6 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
13.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2024-12686 is a vulnerability affecting BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA). A vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) which can allow...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

BeyondTrust / Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) 0 to <= 24.3.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA) Command Injection

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.

BeyondTrust Affected
Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA)
Through 24.3.1
Published
18 Dec 2024
Exploitation Reported
13 Jan 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nessus_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 13 Jan 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2025-01-13 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/213465 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.6 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

13.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 09:25 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 20:23 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 18:58 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-12686",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.6,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.137,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}