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HIGH · CVSS 3.1 7.8CISA KEV · added 2026-04-13Public PoCKnown ransomware useEPSS 4.61% (p92)Threat level 60

CVE-2025-60710: Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows · NVD published 2025-11-12 · posted 2026-04-13 · last modified 2026-10-19

What it is

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

WeaknessCWE-59
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (source: [email protected])
CISA due date2026-04-27 (for US federal agencies under BOD; a good deadline for everyone)
ATT&CK tacticsn/a

Exploitation evidence

First exploit evidence seen: 2025-11-11 (earliest date across the sources below).

Exploited in the wild

  • CISA KEV: listed since 2026-04-13. Source

Public exploit code

GitHub proof-of-concept repositories

2 public repositories from 2 accounts, first seen 2025-11-11. Most starred: redpack-kr/CVE-2025-60710 (26 stars), view repository.

Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.

Sources: CISA KEV · nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.

No ATT&CK techniques could be mapped or inferred for this CVE yet.

How to fix it

CISA 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. (source: CISA KEV)

Fixed versions

  • microsoft windows 11 24h2: upgrade to 10.0.26100.7392 or later
  • microsoft windows 11 25h2: upgrade to 10.0.26200.7392 or later
  • microsoft windows server 2025: upgrade to 10.0.26100.7392 or later

Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.

Vendor advisories and patches

Detection Generic guidance

    Response checklist Generic guidance

    1. Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
    2. Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
    3. Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
    4. Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.

    Sources