Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2026 · Assigned by BT
CVE-2026-40145Control protections bypass in BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployment) support utility
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployment) from BeyondTrust. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability exists in the interaction between a Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows Deployment) support utility and the agent's tamper protection controls. Under certain conditions, the protections applied to the utility process may not be enforced as intended.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployment) | 0 – before 26.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-1220 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N