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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-60721
CVE-2025-60721:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A privilege context switching error was identified in Windows Administrator Protection (CVE-2025-60721), discovered and disclosed on November 11, 2025. The vulnerability affects Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 versions up to but not including 10.0.26100.7092 and 10.0.26200.7092 respectively (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. It is classified under CWE-270 (Privilege Context Switching Error) (NVD, Rapid7).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an authorized attacker with local access to elevate privileges on affected systems, potentially gaining high-level access to confidential information, system integrity, and system availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates (KB5068861) for affected versions of Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 to address this vulnerability (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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