CVE-2026-1731 — BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Exploitation status

CVE-2026-1731 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2026-02-13. BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)contain an OS command injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute operating system commands in the context of the site user. Successful exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and may lead to system compromise, including unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and service disruption.

Advisory facts

Vendor or project

BeyondTrust

Affected product

Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)

Added to CISA KEV

2026-02-13

US federal remediation due date

2026-02-16

Ransomware association

Known

EPSS score

88.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-78

Remediation: the required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Wording published by CISA for this catalog entry. It is the baseline action, not a decision about your environment: whether this exposure matters for you depends on where the affected component runs, what it is exposed to and who owns it.

From advisory to a decision you can defend

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