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CVE-2025-0889 (GCVE-0-2025-0889)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-26 01:41 – Updated: 2025-02-26 15:43
VLAI
Title
Privilege Management for Windows – Elevation of Privilege
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.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-26 14:46 UTC
CWE
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows Affected: 0 , < 25.2 (custom)
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