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CVE-2024-12356: Critical Severity Command Injection Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) & Privileged Remote Access (PRA)

On December 16, 2024, BeyondTrust published a security advisory outlining a vulnerability impacting their Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) software. The flaw, CVE-2024-12356, is a critical severity command injection vulnerability. If successfully exploited it can allow an unauthenticated remote threat actor to execute underlying operating system commands within the context of the site user.

Safeguarding Legacy Applications: Unlocking the Power of Seal Security

Businesses rely heavily on software applications to drive efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction. However, many organizations still grapple with unmaintained applications that depend on outdated or vulnerable third-party libraries. According to a study by Synopsys, 91% of codebases contain components that are either more than four years out of date or have had no development activity in the past two years. These libraries pose significant security risks.

Emerging Threats in Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Software from Evolving Risks

In the digital-first landscape of today, cybersecurity threats are getting increasingly advanced and widespread, posing serious risks that could have adverse impacts on organizations the world over. Businesses are conducted through complex software systems and are increasingly susceptible to such attacks. Attackers continue refining their phishing scams and advanced persistent threats to exploit new vulnerabilities. Of the many, one such covert threat comprises malicious code, which recently has emerged as a permanent feature that requires proactive ways of lessening its impact.

Cleo Releases Patches for Cleo MFT Zero-day Vulnerability

On December 11, 2024, Cleo released patches addressing the zero-day vulnerability recently observed in attacks targeting Cleo Managed File Transfer (MFT) products. This vulnerability allowed unauthenticated threat actors to import and execute arbitrary shell commands on Windows and Linux on affected devices by exploiting default settings of the Autorun directory. The fix is included in version 5.8.0.24, and is now available for Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and Lexicom.