# CVE-2024-49039

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-49039
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-11-12; CISA due date 2024-12-03; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 14.18%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2024-11-19)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2024-11-08)
- Weakness: CWE-287
- Published: 2024-11-12

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: affected >= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.20826
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.7515
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.6532
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.19043.0 and < 10.0.19044.5131
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: affected >= 10.0.19045.0 and < 10.0.19045.5131
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2: affected >= 10.0.22621.0 and < 10.0.22621.4460
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: affected >= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.4460
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: affected >= 10.0.22631.0 and < 10.0.22631.4460
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.2314
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.7515
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.7515
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.6532
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.6532
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: affected >= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.2849
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.25398.0 and < 10.0.25398.1251
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025: affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.2314
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.2314

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49039

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