# CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection

> Administrators can inject commands to execute code as a site user in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 13 Jan 2025 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xqg3-vx4p-jmwm

## What is CVE-2024-12686?

CVE-2024-12686 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA), published on 18 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12686?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Beyondtrust Privileged Remote Access, Beyondtrust Remote Support.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 Feb 2025.

## Is CVE-2024-12686 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-12686 in the wild since at least 13 Jan 2025.

## Other vulnerabilities in BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA)

- [CVE-2026-1731](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1731/): BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) OS Command Injection (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-12356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12356/): BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-4310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4310/): Command injection in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-40138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40138/): Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-40139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40139/): Critical Pre-Authentication Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access (critical 9.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12686 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12686 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA), published on 18 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-12686 in the wild since at least 13 Jan 2025.

Affected product: BeyondTrust Remote Support(RS) & Privileged Remote Access(PRA). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12686/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12686/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12686
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12686

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12686/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.