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CVE-2025-6250: Privilege Management for Windows - Elevation of Privilege
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-424
Description
Prior to 25.4.270.0, when wmic.exe is elevated with a full admin token the user can stop the Defendpoint service, bypassing anti-tamper protections. Once the service is disabled, the malicious user can add themselves to Administrators group and run any process with elevated permissions.
Affected products
- BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows: before 25.4.270 — fixed in 25.4.270
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows 25.4.270. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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