BeyondTrust - Secure Remote Access and Privileged Access Management

Advisory ID: BT25-06

  • CVSSv4 Score: 7.1

  • CVSSv4 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Severity: High

  • Issue Date: 2025-07-28

  • Updated On: 2025-07-28

  • CVE(s): CVE-2025-6250

  • CWE: CWE-424

  • Synopsis: Privilege Management for Windows – Anti-Tamper Bypass

  • Impacted: Privilege Management for Windows

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in Privilege Management for Windows that allows for a local authenticated attacker with elevated privileges to bypass anti-tamper protections.

Details

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.

Mitigation

For versions before 25.4.270.0 a rule can be created to either block the execution completely, or allow gated or limited access. Follow the relevant steps for the type of action that will be used.

Block

Create an application block rule with the following properties:

Publisher (exact match): Microsoft Windows

Product Description (exact match): WMI Commandline Utility

Trusted Ownership: Matches

Child Processes: Off

Gated or limited access

Create an application executable rule with the following properties:

File Name (exact match): wmic.exe

Publisher (exact match): Microsoft Windows

Product Description (exact match): WMI Commandline Utility

Trusted Ownership: Matches

Child Processes: Off

Affected Versions

Product

Version

Privilege Management for Windows

Prior to 25.4.270.0

Fixed Versions

Product

Version

Privilege Management for Windows

25.4.270.0 and later

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank MSG Systems AG for reporting this vulnerability responsibly.