CVE-2025-60710 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-04-27.
Description
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.6% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-04-27 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-11-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-04-13 |
| Due | 2026-04-27 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 11 24h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 25h2 |
| microsoft | windows server 2025 |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710
- 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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-60710
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