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Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability
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- started
- Apr 13, 2026
- closed
- Apr 13, 2026
- CVEs
- 2
- sources
- 5
## summary
Microsoft Windows contains a link following vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation CISA added CVE-2025-60710, CVE-2023-36424 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-13 based on evidence of active exploitation.
severity: Actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use
## cve ids[2]
## affected
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
## fixed in
- See vendor advisory linked in sources
## timeline[1]
CISA added CVE-2025-60710, CVE-2023-36424 to the KEV catalog (due 2026-04-27).
## advisories[5]
## notes & caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).
