CVE-2025-60710 describes an improper link resolution vulnerability (CWE-59) in the Host Process for Windows Tasks, specifically affecting Microsoft Windows 11 25H2. This flaw allows an authorized local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA KEV or having public exploit code, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.26100.7392CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.26200.7392CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.26100.7392CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.