{
  "id": "CVE-2025-60710",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2025-60710",
  "published": "2025-11-11T18:15:39.073Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T09:50:01.133Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "microsoft.com",
  "epss": 0.04598,
  "epss_percentile": 0.91383,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2026-04-13",
    "due": "2026-04-27",
    "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.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60710"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Microsoft"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2",
    "Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2025",
    "Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-59"
  ],
  "description": "Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60710",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-detection-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-60710-mitigation-script-eop-vulnerability-in-host-process-for-windows-tasks",
      "tags": [
        "Mitigation",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-60710",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60710",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}