CVE-2025-60710
Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 11, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 26, 2025
Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft |
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Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2025Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
- Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-60710government-resource
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-detection-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-mitigation-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks
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