CVE-2025-60718: Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-11-11 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-426

Description

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

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.26100.7092 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7092
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: before 10.0.26200.7092 — fixed in 10.0.26200.7092
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.7171 — fixed in 10.0.26100.7171
Microsoft Windows 11 25H2: from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.7171 — fixed in 10.0.26200.7171

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.7092; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.7092; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.26100.7171; Microsoft Windows 11 25H2 10.0.26200.7171. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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