Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2 Administrator Protection privilege context switching

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Administrator Protection. Such manipulation leads to privilege context switching. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-60721. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Administrator Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege context switching vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-270. The product does not properly manage privileges while it is switching between different contexts that have different privileges or spheres of control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was released 11/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-60721. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/05/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-93393) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2564). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Hitachi Storage
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege context switching
CWE: CWE-270 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/11/2025 VulDB entry created
11/11/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
01/05/2026 +54 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60721 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331976
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2564 - Microsoft Windows und Windows Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 19:31
Updated: 01/05/2026 06:34
Changes: 11/11/2025 19:31 (9), 11/11/2025 19:32 (27), 11/11/2025 19:35 (34), 11/12/2025 00:53 (12), 11/12/2025 04:56 (1), 11/16/2025 07:51 (6), 01/05/2026 06:34 (1)
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