CVE-2025-60710: Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 13 Apr 2026, 153 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

4.6%

EPSS score, percentile 91.7 of all scored records

How severe?

7.8 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA deadline 27 Apr 2026. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• from 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.7462
• from 10.0.26200.0 to before 10.0.26200.7462
• from 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.7462
• from 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.7462

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 27 April 2026.

Advisories and patches

• Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Vendor advisory, Patch)

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60710

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

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

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2025-60710 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 13 Apr 2026.
• CISA marks it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 27 Apr 2026.
• The CVE record was published on 11 Nov 2025, 153 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.6% (percentile 91.7), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

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