Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2025 · Assigned by BT
CVE-2025-2297Privilege Management for Windows - Elevation of Privilege
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Privilege Management for Windows from BeyondTrust. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Prior to version 25.4.270.0, a local authenticated attacker can manipulate user profile files to add illegitimate challenge response codes into the local user registry under certain conditions. This allows users with the ability to edit their user profile files to elevate their privileges to administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Privilege Management for Windows | 0 – before <25.4.270 |
Weakness: CWE-268 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N