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
- High
- 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 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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00131 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust): <25.4.270
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 <25.4.270 | <25.4.270 | Patch available | CNA |
- Privilege Management for Windows VendorBeyondTrust Affected before <25.4.270 Fixed in <25.4.270 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 25.4.270 | Vulnerable | BeyondTrust |
- cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 25.4.270 Vulnerable ·BeyondTrust
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Privilege Management for Windows (BeyondTrust) Fixed in <25.4.270
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows <25.4.270
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-05653 Privilege Management for Windows - Elevation of PrivilegePriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96m4-p356-68w4
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-2025-2297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96m4-p356-68w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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