CVE-2026-40144

7.3 highEPSS 0.1%

High (7.3). EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-125
Published: 2026-08-17
Modified: 2026-08-18
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40144
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-04

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