CVE-2025-60721 Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authorized local attacker can exploit a privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection to elevate privileges.

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-2025-60721?

CVE-2025-60721 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

Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-270

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60721?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2025-60721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-60721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-60721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfqv-rw2m-vhf4.

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