CVE-2025-60710
Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.0.26100.7462, 10.0.26200.7462
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Host Process for Windows Tasks, a core Windows component, is affected by this vulnerability. An authorized local attacker could exploit it to gain higher privileges on the system than they were granted.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7462
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
From 10.0.26200.0 · fixed in 10.0.26200.7462
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7462
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7462