{"id":"CVE-2024-49039","title":"Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-287"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1507","affected":["windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20826","windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7515","windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.6532","windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5131","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5131","windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.4460","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.4460","windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.2314","windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.7515","windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.6532","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.2849","windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1251","windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.2314"],"patched":["windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.20826","windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.7515","windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.6532","windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.5131","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.5131","windows_11_22h2 10.0.22621.4460","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.4460","windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.2314","windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.7515","windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.6532","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.2849","windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.1251","windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.2314"],"published":"2024-11-12","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49039","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49039","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.14179,"epssPercentile":0.96471,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2024-11-12","kevDueDate":"2024-12-03","kevRansomware":true,"exploited":true,"zeroDay":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-04T05:36:12.605Z","exploits":{"github":2,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/je5442804/WPTaskScheduler_CVE-2024-49039","https://github.com/razureink/cve-2024-49039-task_scheduler_eop_reproduction"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:26:45.449Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2024-49039","body":"## Overview\n\nWindows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.20826`\n- `windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.7515`\n- `windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.6532`\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.5131`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.5131`\n- `windows_11_22h2 < 10.0.22621.4460`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.4460`\n- `windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.2314`\n- `windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.7515`\n- `windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.6532`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.2849`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.1251`\n- `windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.2314`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_1507 10.0.10240.20826`\n- `windows_10_1607 10.0.14393.7515`\n- `windows_10_1809 10.0.17763.6532`\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.5131`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.5131`\n- `windows_11_22h2 10.0.22621.4460`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.4460`\n- `windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.2314`\n- `windows_server_2016 10.0.14393.7515`\n- `windows_server_2019 10.0.17763.6532`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.2849`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.1251`\n- `windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.2314`","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":81,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":2.8,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[{"seq":4735,"id":"CVE-2024-49039","ts":1788887202995,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":3618,"id":"CVE-2024-49039","ts":1788886319148,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":2472,"id":"CVE-2024-49039","ts":1788882987704,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":1501,"id":"CVE-2024-49039","ts":1788882401252,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":615,"id":"CVE-2024-49039","ts":1788881837893,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}