CVE-2025-60714: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
1. Upgrade affected systems to a supported and fully patched version of Windows 10 or later to eliminate exposure to this vulnerability. 2. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, apply any official patches or security updates released by Microsoft as soon as they become available. 3. Restrict local user permissions to the minimum necessary to reduce the risk of exploitation by unprivileged users. 4. Enable and enforce exploit mitigation technologies such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Control Flow Guard (CFG) to increase the difficulty of successful exploitation. 5. Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized or suspicious code triggered by the vulnerability. 6. Monitor local system activity for unusual behavior indicative of exploitation attempts, including unexpected process launches or memory anomalies. 7. Educate users about the risks of opening untrusted files or interacting with unknown OLE objects to reduce the likelihood of triggering the vulnerability. 8. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of detecting heap-based buffer overflow exploitation techniques. 9. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing focused on legacy systems to identify and remediate similar risks proactively.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows OLE allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.