CVE-2025-6250 (GCVE-0-2025-6250)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-28 15:40 – Updated: 2025-07-28 17:22
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Summary
Prior to 25.4.270.0, when wmic.exe is elevated with a full admin token the user can stop the Defendpoint service, bypassing anti-tamper protections. Once the service is disabled, the malicious user can add themselves to Administrators group and run any process with elevated permissions.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
Assigner
BT
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BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows Affected: 0 , < <25.4.270 (cpe)
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MSG Systems AG
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