Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability

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• cpe microsoft/windows 11 24h2version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows 11 25h2version unspecified
• cpe microsoft/windows server 2025version unspecified
• vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-60710

• Recommended remediation

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

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Nov 11, 2025 · Catalog

   Detected

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

2. Apr 13, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

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

3. Apr 27, 2026 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

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

4. Jun 17, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

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

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-60710

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

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-60710

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-60710

  30-day exploitation probability 4.6%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-60710

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

  nvd.nist.gov
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-60710

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

  vulncheck.com

References

• CISA note · msrc.microsoft.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
• Third Party Advisory · vicarius.io
• Mitigation · vicarius.io

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.