# CVE-2024-12686: BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-12686-beyondtrust-privileged-remote-access-pra-and-remote-support-rs-os  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-13. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-12686 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.2 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-01-13

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) contain an OS command injection vulnerability. An attacker with existing administrative privileges can exploit this to upload malicious files and execute arbitrary operating system commands in the context of the site user.

Technologies: [BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/privileged-remote-access-pra), [BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/remote-support-rs). Vendors: [BeyondTrust](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/beyondtrust).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-12686 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-12686 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 January 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-12686?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 13 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) up to (including) 24.3.1; BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) up to (including) 24.3.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12686?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-12686 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-12686?** Check whether you run BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) or BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) up to (including) 24.3.1
- BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) up to (including) 24.3.1

## Timeline

- 2024-12-18: disclosed: CVE received from BeyondTrust and published by NVD
- 2025-01-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2025-01-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild

## Related threats

- [BeyondTrust Remote Support and PRA OS command injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-1731-beyondtrust-remote-support-and-pra-os-command-injection)
- [BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-12356-beyondtrust-privileged-remote-access-pra-and-remote-support-rs)