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CVE-2025-60718:
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Overview
Untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-60718) was discovered and disclosed on November 11, 2025, affecting Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects Windows 11 version 24H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.26100.7092 and Windows 11 version 25H2 up to (excluding) 10.0.26200.7092. If exploited, this vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to Windows 11 version 24H2 build 10.0.26100.7092 or later, and Windows 11 version 25H2 build 10.0.26200.7092 or later (NVD).
Additional resources
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