CVE-2026-40144 | BDVDB-2026-360488 Detail

BeyondTrustEndpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments)

Description#

A 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.

Impact#

CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

Weaknesses#

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-17Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-17
Last modified: 2026-08-17

Vendor information

Vendor: BeyondTrust
Product: Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments)

All BeyondTrust vulnerabilities

Score

7.3 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 2.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 26.1.2
Fixed
26.1.2

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

7.3 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	High
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).