High severity · published Feb 26, 2025
CVE-2025-0889
Privilege Management for Windows – Elevation of Privilege
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Privilege Management for Windows · BeyondTrust
before 25.2 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
PM
Privilege Management for Windows
BeyondTrust
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0889
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0889
Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-01
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