CVE-2025-60710
Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Nov 11, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Apr 13, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 91.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Sources
2Proof-of-concept exploit for a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Recall scheduled task, demonstrating arbitrary folder deletion as SYSTEM via symbolic link.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-60710, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Recall scheduled task, enabling arbitrary folder deletion as SYSTEM via symbolic link attack.
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