CVEvulnerability

CVE-2024-49039

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2024-11-12 Modified 2026-08-04 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that can allow an attacker-provided, local application to escalate privileges outside of its AppContainer, and access privileged RPC functions.

Added to KEV
2024-11-12
Remediation due
2024-12-03
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49039
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-11-12
Last modified
2026-08-04
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Description

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1507 (< 10.0.10240.20826) • microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.7515) • microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.6532) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.5131) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.5131) • microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.4460) • microsoft windows 11 23h2 (< 10.0.22631.4460) • microsoft windows 11 24h2 (< 10.0.26100.2314) • microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.7515) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.6532) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.2849) • microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 (< 10.0.25398.1251) • microsoft windows server 2025 (< 10.0.26100.2314)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References