Privilege Management for Windows < 24.1 Information Leak
Priority LOW 15CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Prior to version 24.1, a local authenticated attacker can view Sysvol when Privilege Management for Windows is configured to use a GPO policy. This allows them to view the policy and potentially find configuration issues.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust): 24.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondTrust | Privilege Management for Windows | 1 to before 24.1 | 24.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Privilege Management for Windows VendorBeyondTrust Affected 1 to before 24.1 Fixed in 24.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 24.1 | Vulnerable | BeyondTrust |
- cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.1 Vulnerable ·BeyondTrust
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust) Fixed in 24.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg82-j7qh-mwr5
References
More BeyondTrust Privilege Management For Windows vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10034 An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-10035 An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-16542 An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows before 24.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-10036 An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18693 BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-17207 In BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows (aka PMfW) through 5.7, a SYSTEM… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-1591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-1591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fg82-j7qh-mwr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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