Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2026 · Assigned by BT
CVE-2026-40144Memory corruption vulnerability in Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments)
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments) from BeyondTrust. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory-corruption vulnerability exists in a kernel-mode component of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments) prior to version 26.1.2. Insufficient validation of input processed by the component may result in memory being accessed outside its intended bounds.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments) | 0 – before 26.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N