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#2 BleepingComputer general February 20, 2026 at 17:02 UTC

CISA: BeyondTrust RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks

By Bill Toulas

AI Summary

CISA warns that CVE-2026-1731, a critical 9.9 CVSS vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access products, is now being actively exploited in ransomware attacks. The flaw allows attackers to execute operating system commands, posing significant risk to organizations using these privileged access management tools.

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