# MA-1285.032025: MyCERT Advisory - High-Severity Vulnerability in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows

**Date:** 12 Mar 2025  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-1285.032025  
**Advisory ID:** MA-1285.032025

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, BeyondTrust has released an advisory to address a high severity vulnerability in BeyonTrust Privilege Management on Windows.
**2.0 Impact**
This vulnerability could allow a local authenticated attacker to elevate their privileges on a compromised system, potentially leading to complete system control.
**3.0 Affected Products**
Privilege Management for Windows versions prior to 25.2
**4.0 Recommendations**
CyberSecurity Malaysia also encourages users and administrators to review BeyondTrust security advisory for more information and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URL:  <https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-01>
Generally, we advise users to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact Cyber999 Incident Response Centre through the following channels:
E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
Phone: 1-300-88-2999 (monitored during business hours) 
Mobile: +60 19 2665850 (24x7 call incident reporting) 
Business Hours: Mon - Fri 08:30 -17:30 the MYT 
Web: [https://www.mycert.org.my](https://www.mycert.org.my/)
**5.0    References**
- <https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt25-01>