CVE-2025-60710

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 2 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

4.61% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

79 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

added 2026-04-13remediate by 2026-04-27

required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systemsmsrc_csaf
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 Systemsmsrc_csaf
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 Systemsmsrc_csaf
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 Systemsmsrc_csaf
10.0.26200.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
FixedWindows Server 2025msrc_csaf
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)msrc_csaf
10.0.26100.7392:Security Hotpatch Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5072014

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US

exploits (2)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Wh04m1001/CVE-2025-60710Wh04m1001/CVE-2025-60710PoC · poc_in_github
redpack-kr/CVE-2025-60710redpack-kr/CVE-2025-60710PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (79)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Hitachi Storageall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:hitachi:storage:-
Microsoft Windows 10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1809
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_21h2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_23h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_24h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Windows Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:windows_terminal
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_r2_sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 23H2 Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:23h2_edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2025all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:-
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0 → 10.0.26100.7462enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0358Kwetsbaartheden verholpen in Microsoft WindowsNL2025-11-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Windows.
WID-SEC-W-2025-2564Microsoft Windows und Windows Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-11-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
msrc_CVE-2025-60710Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-11-11csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-11-11modified 2026-10-18

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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