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

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges via an untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-60718?

CVE-2025-60718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, published on 11 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60718?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 11 24h2, Microsoft Windows 11 25h2.

How do I fix CVE-2025-60718?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-60718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c6hg-4787-fv6f.

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