On 2026-02-13, CISA added CVE-2026-1731 (BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) OS Command Injection Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Feb 13, 2026 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) Vulnerability CVE-2026-1731 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 93.9%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
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- Vulnerability status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2026-1731 (BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2026-02-13 [2].
Original Technical Description
BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA)contain an OS command injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute operating system commands in the context of the site user. Successful exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and may lead to system compromise, including unauthorized access, , and service disruption. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2026-1731 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and certain older versions of Privileged Remote Access (PRA) contain a critical pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability. By sending specially crafted requests, an unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to execute operating system commands in the co”
- [2]
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