MSRC compact vulnerability detail

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

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

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2025-11-11
Signals
Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? With successful exploitation of this vulnerability, an attacker could gain elevated privileges equivalent to a system managed administrator, allowing them to execute arbitrary code with high integrity and bypass administrator protections.
Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted search path in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.