"U.S. federal authorities and industry officials are urging hospitals and clinics to address a critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software, which if exploited, could give an attacker a foothold inside a corporate network. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an alert Thursday warned healthcare and public health sector organizations to review and address the vulnerability in light of rising cyberattacks targeting those entities."
"The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 on Feb. 13 to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities and gave federal agencies just three days to fix it. It updated the entry on Friday to warn that ransomware hackers have begun exploiting it."
A critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access can allow attackers to gain a foothold inside corporate networks if exploited. Healthcare and public health sector organizations are being urged to review and address the flaw amid rising cyberattacks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an alert to prompt immediate remediation. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added CVE-2026-1731 to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on Feb. 13, gave federal agencies three days to fix it, and later warned that ransomware actors have begun exploiting the flaw.
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