CVE-2025-60721
published 2025-11-11CVE-2025-60721: Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
PriorityP344high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.34%
25.5th percentile
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_11_24h2 | < 10.0.26100.7092 | 10.0.26100.7092 |
| microsoft | windows_11_25h2 | < 10.0.26200.7092 | 10.0.26200.7092 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_24h2 | >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.7171 | 10.0.26100.7171 |
| microsoft | windows_11_version_25h2 | >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.7171 | 10.0.26200.7171 |
| msrc | windows_11_version_24h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_24h2_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_25h2_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_11_version_25h2_for_x64-based_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-jfqv-rw2m-vhf4: Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-11-11
CVE-2025-60721 [HIGH] CWE-270 GHSA-jfqv-rw2m-vhf4: Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Microsoft
Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-11-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-60721 [HIGH] CWE-270 Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: 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.
Windows Administrator Protection: Windows Administrator Protection
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: Yes
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-11-11
Published