CVE-2024-49039

Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
14.2%
EPSS
97%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

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.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Added to KEV
Nov 12, 2024
Remediation due
Dec 3, 2024 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Known
Weakness
CWE-287
EPSS
14.2% as of Nov 12
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Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded