CVE-2024-25083
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows before 24.1. When an low-privileged user initiates a repair, there is an attack vector through which the user is able to execute any program with elevated privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceBeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows versions before 24.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where low-privileged users can execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges by initiating a software repair operation. This allows an unprivileged user to bypass intended privilege restrictions and gain administrative access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 24.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows is installedCheck for the product in Windows installed programs. Use PowerShell: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like '*Privilege Management*'} or review Add/Remove Programs list.Affected if The product appears in the installed programs list
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Determine the installed version numberLocate the product version through the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or by querying the installation via PowerShell with Get-WmiObject, or inspect the binary version in the installation directory.Affected if A version number is returned from the product
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Compare version against the affected rangeReview the identified version against the vulnerable threshold. Versions before 24.1 are affected (for example, 24.0.x, 23.x, 22.x).Affected if The installed version is less than 24.1 (for example, 24.0, 23.2, 22.1)
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Confirm the repair feature is presentVerify the software installation includes the repair functionality by checking if the msi/msp installer can be run in repair mode or by examining the installation package contents.Affected if The repair operation capability exists in the installation
If BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows is installed and the version is below 24.1, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped24.1
Upgrade to BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows version 24.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
24.1
- Identify all systems running BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows in the environment
- Verify the current version of Privilege Management for Windows on each system
- Download BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows version 24.1 or later from the vendor
- Deploy the upgrade to all affected systems following standard change management procedures
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number on each system
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-25083 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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