# CVE-2025-60710

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

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-60710
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2026-04-13; CISA due date 2026-04-27; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 4.61%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2025-11-11)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-11-07)
- Weakness: CWE-59
- Published: 2025-11-11

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.7462
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2: affected >= 10.0.26200.0 and < 10.0.26200.7462
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025: affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.7462
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.7462

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-60710
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-detection-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-mitigation-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks

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