Windows Administrator Protection
CVE-2025-60721 — Windows Administrator Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Executive Summary
Privilege context switching error in Windows Administrator Protection allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Overview
7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:T/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Temporary Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.9
EPSS Score
0.00351
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.27675 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
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Known Exploits
No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.
Acknowledgments
James Forshaw with Google Project Zero
References
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