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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2025-6250

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.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 4.0
7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/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/M
EPSS
0.16% probability · 5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-424
Affected
beyondtrust/privilege management for windows
Source
13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.