Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2025 · Assigned by BT
CVE-2025-6250Privilege Management for Windows - Elevation of Privilege
High 7.1
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 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Privilege Management for Windows | 0 – before <25.4.270 |
Weakness: CWE-424 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N