---
id: "CVE-2025-60710"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2025-60710"]
title: "Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Microsoft Windows", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 11 24h2", "fixed": ["10.0.26100.7392"], "affected": "< 10.0.26100.7392", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows 11 25h2", "fixed": ["10.0.26200.7392"], "affected": "< 10.0.26200.7392", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "microsoft windows server 2025", "fixed": ["10.0.26100.7392"], "affected": "< 10.0.26100.7392", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["exploited", "infrastructure", "ransomware", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2025-11-11T18:15:39+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-60710", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60710", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}]
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# Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an…

Microsoft Windows has a link-following flaw that lets a local user escalate privileges. An attacker with a foothold on a Windows machine can gain higher-level access, and CISA reports it is being exploited in the wild, including in ransomware campaigns.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Microsoft Windows affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:microsoft windows 11 24h2 affected < 10.0.26100.7392 fixed 10.0.26100.7392
- vendor:microsoft windows 11 25h2 affected < 10.0.26200.7392 fixed 10.0.26200.7392
- vendor:microsoft windows server 2025 affected < 10.0.26100.7392 fixed 10.0.26100.7392

## Fix

Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2025-60710 for your Windows version; sources do not list the affected builds or KB numbers.
CISA required action: apply vendor mitigations, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-60710
- 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60710

## From the sources

Microsoft Windows contains a link following vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation

CISA 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.

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