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

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Added
Nov 11, 2025
Modified
May 8, 2026

Description

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

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5072033microsoft-windows-windows_11-25h2-kb5068861microsoft-windows-windows_11-25h2-kb5072033microsoft-windows-windows_server_2025-24h2-kb5072033
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