CVE-2024-12686
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Rem - [Actively Exploited]
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 14, 2025, 4:10 p.m.
Source :
13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) contain an OS command injection vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker with existing administrative privileges to upload a malicious file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute underlying operating system commands within the context of the site user.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-12686
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-12686.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-12686 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Dark Reading
CISA: Second BeyondTrust Vulnerability Added to KEV Catalog
Source: ktdesign via Adobe StockNEWS BRIEFThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging federal agencies to patch a command injection flaw tracked as CVE-2024-12686, otherwise ... Read more
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The Hacker News
CISA Adds Second BeyondTrust Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Attacks
Vulnerability / Cybersecurity The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a second security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Su ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Flaws in BeyondTrust and Qlik Sense
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about two critical security vulnerabilities being actively exploited by malicious actors. These flaws, impactin ... Read more
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TheCyberThrone
CISA KEV Catalog Update Part III- January 2025
The US CISA has recently included two significant vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-12686 and CVE-2023-48365, in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This catalog is an essential resource for or ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
CISA orders agencies to patch BeyondTrust bug exploited in attacks
CISA has tagged a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-12686) in BeyondTrust's Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) as actively exploited in attacks. As mandated by the Binding ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
Vulnerability / Incident Response The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency. In a letter sent to lawmakers and seen by the New York T ... Read more
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The Hacker News
CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances
Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. BeyondTrust is a cybersecurity company ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-12686 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE NIST CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 24.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 24.3.1 Changed Reference Type https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686 No Types Assigned https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 No Types Assigned https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11 Vendor Advisory -
CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Jan. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Date Added 2025-01-13 Added Due Date 2025-02-03 Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Added Vulnerability Name BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability -
New CVE Received by 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
Dec. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686 Added Reference https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-11
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-12686 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-12686
weaknesses.