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BeyondTrust patches Remote Support zero-day exploited since August

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The short version

  • A critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support is being exploited.
  • Exploitation has run since late August, per the vendor's warning.
  • The source gives no CVE number or list of affected versions.

What happened

BeyondTrust warned customers on Thursday to patch a critical flaw in its Remote Support (RS) product. BleepingComputer reports the flaw has been exploited in zero-day attacks since late August.

Why it might matter

Remote support tools hold privileged access to customer systems. Organisations that run RS unpatched may have had exposure for weeks.

What we don’t know yet

The source does not give a CVE identifier, affected version ranges, or the number of victims.

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