Actively exploited · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by BT
CVE-2026-102764Improper Origin Validation in Internal Messaging Components of BeyondTrust Remote Support
Critical 9.3 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass by spoofing in Remote Support from BeyondTrust. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on October 16, 2026). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 78.0% (higher than 99.6% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Federal agencies must remediate by Oct 19, 2026.
Official description
The vulnerability exists within internal components of BeyondTrust’s Remote Support product. The components did not adequately validate the origin of the messages it received. Under the right conditions, this could allow an attacker to perform file operations on the appliance.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Remote Support | 0 – through 26.2.3 |
Weakness: CWE-290 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N