Memory corruption vulnerability in Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-40144
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerBT
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-17 16:16:56 UTC
Updated2026-08-18 15:04:46 UTC
DescriptionA memory-corruption vulnerability exists in a kernel-mode component of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments) prior to version 26.1.2. Insufficient validation of input processed by the component may result in memory being accessed outside its intended bounds.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.3 HIGH from 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.001070000 probability, percentile 0.013110000 (date 2026-08-18)

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.013061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management Windows Deployments affected 26.1.2 cpe Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40144 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 nvd.nist.gov
www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-04 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 www.beyondtrust.com
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