Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No cwe for this issue in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-60721 · Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Windows Administrator Protection
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
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Description
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ / Articles
Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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.