Privilege chaining in Privilege Management for Windows - CVE-2025-0889

 

Privilege chaining in Privilege Management for Windows - CVE-2025-0889

Published: June 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111242
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0889
CWE-ID: CWE-268
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: BeyondTrust
Affected software:
Privilege Management for Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege chaining. A local user can under certain circumstances manipulate COM objects and escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-0889

Install updates from vendor's website.

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