CVE-2025-6250
Symantec Defendpoint Service Bypass
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 28, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 4, 2025, 1:45 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891 |
Solution
- Upgrade to BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows version 25.4.270.0 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-6250.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-06 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-6250 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-6250
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-6250 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Daily CyberSecurity
BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows: Two High-Severity Flaws Allow Local Privilege Escalation
BeyondTrust, a global leader in intelligent identity and access security, has issued two advisories addressing two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in its Privilege Management for Windows pr ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-6250 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 25.4.270 Added Reference Type BeyondTrust: https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-06 Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891
Jul. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-424 Added Reference https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-06