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CVE-2024-12686 BeyondTrust CVE debrief

CVE-2024-12686 is an OS command injection vulnerability affecting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2025-01-13, which means defenders should treat it as an urgent remediation item rather than a routine patch cycle issue. The supplied corpus does not include affected versions or deeper technical detail, but it does require mitigation per vendor guidance or discontinuation of use if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor
BeyondTrust
Product
Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS)
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.6
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2025-01-13
Original CVE updated
2025-01-13
Advisory published
2025-01-13
Advisory updated
2025-01-13

Who should care

Organizations using BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) or Remote Support (RS), especially security operations teams, endpoint/application owners, patch management teams, and incident response staff responsible for externally reachable remote access tooling.

Technical summary

The supplied source material identifies the flaw as an OS command injection issue in BeyondTrust PRA/RS. No affected-version list, root-cause details, or exploitation mechanics are included in the provided corpus. The key defensive fact is that CISA listed the CVE in KEV on 2025-01-13 with a remediation due date of 2025-02-03, indicating known exploitation and a time-sensitive mitigation requirement.

Defensive priority

High urgency. Because this CVE appears in CISA KEV, remediation should be prioritized immediately for any exposed or in-scope BeyondTrust PRA/RS deployment.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory all BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) instances in your environment.
  • Apply vendor mitigations or updates per BeyondTrust guidance referenced by the KEV entry.
  • If mitigations are unavailable, discontinue use of the product until it can be remediated safely.
  • Verify remediation on a schedule that meets or beats the CISA KEV due date of 2025-02-03.
  • Review logs and alerts for unusual command execution or anomalous administrative activity associated with the product.
  • Prioritize any internet-facing or broadly accessible deployments for the fastest possible remediation.

Evidence notes

Evidence in the supplied corpus comes from the CISA KEV record and the associated official CVE/NVD references. The KEV metadata identifies the vendor as BeyondTrust, the product as Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS), the vulnerability name as an OS command injection issue, the KEV dateAdded as 2025-01-13, and the dueDate as 2025-02-03. The KEV entry also states the required action is to apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. The corpus references BeyondTrust advisory bt24-11 in metadata notes, but no additional advisory content or affected-version detail is included here.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-12686 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12686

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-12686 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12686

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.