CVE-2026-40144CWE-125

CVE-2026-40144

published August 17, 2026

CVSS
7.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
7.3 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
7.3 · 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
0.00130 · 2.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-08-17T20:16Z
References (2)
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40144 · 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-04 · 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 16:05Z
    Memory corruption vulnerability in Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows deployments)
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