OS Command Injection in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support - CVE-2024-12356
Published: January 20, 2025 / Updated: February 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103066
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12356
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: BeyondTrust
Affected software:
Privileged Remote Access (PRA)
Remote Support
Privileged Remote Access (PRA)
Remote Support
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-12356
Install updates from vendor's website.