BeyondTrust patches zero-day CVE-2026-102764 exploited since August
BeyondTrust warned customers to patch a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2026-102764) in Remote Support affecting versions 26.2.3 and earlier, exploited in zero-day attacks since late August. SaaS customers were patched on October 8, but self-hosted appliances require manual updates. The attacks are attributed to the suspected China-nexus group Armory Castle (Warp Panda).
- CVE-2026-102764 affects Remote Support 26.2.3 and earlier versions
- SaaS customers patched October 8; self-hosted installs need manual updates
- Shadowserver tracks over 1,400 BeyondTrust RS instances exposed online
- Attackers escalated to root and deployed Sawfly web shell and Bareclaw tunneler
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