Used in attacks· fix by 2026-04-277.8HighUsed by ransomware gangs

Microsoft Windows

CVE-2025-60710

Microsoft Windows contains a link following vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation

What this means for your business

  • It affects Microsoft Windows. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 13 April 2026.
  • Ransomware gangs are known to have used it.
  • An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 5% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 91% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Microsoft Windows, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
  3. 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 27 April 2026. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
  4. 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

CVSS
7.8 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-59
Assigned by
secure@microsoft.com

Dates

Published
2026-04-13
Last modified
2026-10-18
Added to KEV
2026-04-13
Remediation due
2026-04-27
Sources
CISA KEV, NVD

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 11 24h2- 10.0.26100.7392
  • Microsoft Windows 11 25h2- 10.0.26200.7392
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025- 10.0.26100.7392

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

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