CVE-2025-60710 | Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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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.

Published: 2025-11-11 Last update: 2026-04-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2025-60710

KEV EPSS CVSS CWE Affected

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-60710 is rated Critical Active Threat (87.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.03%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2026-04-13) affecting Microsoft / Windows. a weakness (CWE-59) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. Mandatory action: The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-60710

Name: Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2026-04-13

Action due: 2026-04-27

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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-60710

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-08	21.39%	19.03%	-2.36%
2	2026-06-07	20.85%	21.39%	+0.54%
3	2026-05-29	—	20.85%	—

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-60710

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-60710

CWE-59 MITRE ↗

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-60710

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
microsoft	windows_11_24h2	< 10.0.26100.7392	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_11_25h2	< 10.0.26200.7392	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2025	< 10.0.26100.7392	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025::::::::

References for CVE-2025-60710

URL	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-detection-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks	Third Party Advisory
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-mitigation-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks	Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-60710	US Government Resource

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