Critical RCE Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Software Requires Immediate Patching

BeyondTrust has issued a warning regarding a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely and affects versions 25.3.1 or earlier of Remote Support and 24.3.4 or earlier of Privileged Remote Access. Users are advised to apply the patches released on February 6, 2026, to mitigate the risk of exploitation.