CVE-2025-60719

HIGH

Windows Ancillary Function Driver - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-60719. PoCs published by akamai.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-60719, a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys). The exploit demonstrates a local elevation of privilege (LPE) by manipulating kernel memory through a race condition in socket operations.

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 4 stars

by akamai · poc

https://github.com/akamai/CVE-2025-60719-AFD.SYS

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This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-60719, a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys). The exploit demonstrates a local elevation of privilege (LPE) by manipulating kernel memory through a race condition in socket operations.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Complex

Reliability

Racy

Target: Microsoft Windows (all versions) with afd.sys

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Local access to a vulnerable Windows system

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60719

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0

EPSS 0.0168

EPSS Percentile 73.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-822

Status published

Products (16)

microsoft/windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.8594 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.8027 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6575

microsoft/windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6575

microsoft/windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6199

microsoft/windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.7092

microsoft/windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.7092

microsoft/windows_server_2008 (2 CPE variants)

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1

microsoft/windows_server_2012

... and 6 more

Published Nov 11, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026