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CVE-2025-60718

Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: Nov 11, 2025Updated: Nov 17, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSS
HIGH

Untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 66.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

Windows 11 Version 24H2
Microsoft
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 11 Version 25H2
Microsoft
Operating Systems / windows
windows 11 24h2
microsoft
Operating Systems / windows
windows 11 25h2
microsoft
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 11 24H2
Microsoft Corp
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60718
msrc.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 11, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 17, 2025
News mentions
1

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