Privilege Management for Windows – Elevation of Privilege
Priority LOW 31CWE-268Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Prior to 25.2, a local authenticated attacker can elevate privileges on a system with Privilege Management for Windows installed, via the manipulation of COM objects under certain circumstances where an EPM policy allows for automatic privilege elevation of a user process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00201 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust): 25.2
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 | before 25.2 | 25.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Privilege Management for Windows VendorBeyondTrust Affected before 25.2 Fixed in 25.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 25.2 | Vulnerable | BeyondTrust |
- cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 25.2 Vulnerable ·BeyondTrust
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust) Fixed in 25.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w65-g885-345g
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-2025-0889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w65-g885-345g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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