Password Safe and Privilege Management
CVE-2025-0889: Privilege Management for Windows – Elevation of Privilege
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.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Privilege Management for Windows (Windows) 0 | 25.2 or later |
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What it is
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.
Sources
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