Medium severity · published Feb 2, 2026
CVE-2026-1232
Anti-Tamper Bypass in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows
6.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A medium-severity vulnerability has been identified in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows versions <=25.7. Under certain conditions, a local authenticated user with elevated privileges may be able to bypass the product’s anti-tamper protections, which could allow access to protected application components and the ability to modify product configuration.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% 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
through 25.7 · source: vendor
Affected product
PM
Privilege management for Windows
BeyondTrust
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1232
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1232
beyondtrustcorp.service-now.com
https://beyondtrustcorp.service-now.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0023100
www.beyondtrust.com
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt26-01
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