CVE-2024-49039

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected

Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) · Windows 10 Version 1809 · Windows Server 2019 · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) · Windows Server 2022

CVSS v3.1 MICROSOFT

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

14.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2024-11-12, used in ransomware campaigns

Published

2024-11-12

Updated

2026-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• je5442804/WPTaskScheduler_CVE-2024-49039149★ · 2025-07-21
• razureink/cve-2024-49039-task_scheduler_eop_reproduction0★ · 2026-07-23

Security advisories

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-44228
• CVE-2024-0012
• CVE-2024-1708
• CVE-2024-1709
• CVE-2024-23897
• CVE-2024-23898