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CVE-2025-47160
High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 8.8. Fixed by 12 Microsoft security updates.
CVE-2025-47160 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 12 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-47160
This is a security feature bypass involving Windows shortcut files, affecting Windows 10 Version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 at High 8.8 with 82 percent EPSS, one of the highest exploitation forecasts in this dataset. Shortcut file abuse is a well-known technique for bypassing security warnings on downloaded or emailed files, so a bypass here is particularly relevant to phishing and malicious-attachment defenses.
Do this: Patch this shortcut-file bypass as a top priority for 1809 and Server 2019 given the 82 percent EPSS and its relevance to phishing defenses.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2025-47160
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 82%. CVSS 8.8 (High).
This CVE is among the top 10% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-47160
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5060118, KB5060525, KB5060526, KB5060531, KB5060533, KB5060841, KB5060842, KB5060998, KB5060999, KB5061010, KB5061018, KB5061059 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-47160. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2025-47160
Is CVE-2025-47160 actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82%.
What patch fixes CVE-2025-47160?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2025-47160 in KB5060118, KB5060525, KB5060526, KB5060531, KB5060533, KB5060841, KB5060842, KB5060998, KB5060999, KB5061010, KB5061018, KB5061059. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-47160?
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation).
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2025-47160?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2025-47160's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
If you are patching CVE-2025-47160, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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