CVE-2024-49039 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 14.2% (pctl 96)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-12-03.
Description
Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 14.18% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-12-03 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-11-12 |
| Due | 2024-12-03 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (13)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1809 |
| microsoft | windows 10 21h2 |
| microsoft | windows 10 22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 22h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 23h2 |
| microsoft | windows 11 24h2 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 |
| microsoft | windows server 2022 |
| microsoft | windows server 2022 23h2 |
| microsoft | windows server 2025 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD