BeyondTrust Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

By Eduard Kovacs

AI Summary

CISA updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog to warn that CVE-2026-1731 in BeyondTrust is being exploited in active ransomware attacks. This represents an escalation from initial vulnerability disclosure to confirmed weaponization by ransomware operators.

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