Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-60710US | —OT critical | KEV | ||
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2025-60710 Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2025-60710 Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
remediations (6)
- FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26100.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014 - FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26100.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26200.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26200.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014 - FixedWindows Server 2025
10.0.26100.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014 - FixedWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
10.0.26100.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
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