diff --git a/command_table.cpp b/command_table.cpp
index 90ff145..26859a5 100644
--- a/command_table.cpp
+++ b/command_table.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "command_table.hpp"
 
+#include "main.hpp"
 #include "message_handler.hpp"
 #include "message_parsers.hpp"
 #include "sessions_manager.hpp"
@@ -95,20 +96,32 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t> response(message::parser::MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE - 1);
     size_t respSize = commandData.size();
     ipmi_ret_t ipmiRC = IPMI_CC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
-    try
+    std::shared_ptr<session::Session> session =
+        std::get<session::Manager&>(singletonPool)
+            .getSession(handler.sessionID);
+
+    if (session->curPrivLevel >= Entry::getPrivilege())
     {
-        ipmiRC = functor(0, 0, reinterpret_cast<void*>(commandData.data()),
-                         reinterpret_cast<void*>(response.data() + 1),
-                         &respSize, NULL);
+        try
+        {
+            ipmiRC = functor(0, 0, reinterpret_cast<void*>(commandData.data()),
+                             reinterpret_cast<void*>(response.data() + 1),
+                             &respSize, NULL);
+        }
+        // IPMI command handlers can throw unhandled exceptions, catch those
+        // and return sane error code.
+        catch (const std::exception& e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << "E> Unspecified error for command 0x" << std::hex
+                      << command.command << " - " << e.what() << "\n";
+            respSize = 0;
+            // fall through
+        }
     }
-    // IPMI command handlers can throw unhandled exceptions, catch those
-    // and return sane error code.
-    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    else
     {
-        std::cerr << "E> Unspecified error for command 0x" << std::hex
-                  << command.command << " - " << e.what() << "\n";
         respSize = 0;
-        // fall through
+        ipmiRC = IPMI_CC_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE;
     }
     /*
      * respSize gets you the size of the response data for the IPMI command. The