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CVE-2019-1069: Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 6.1%, 93th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft

In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way the Task Scheduler Service validates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a victim system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged code execution on a victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating file operations.

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Status incidents that name it

No tracked status incident names this CVE.

Affected vendors and products

microsoft: windows_10microsoft: windows_server_2016microsoft: windows_server_2019Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1703Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1709Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1803Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft: Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft: Windows Server 2016Microsoft: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft: Windows Server 2019Microsoft: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft: Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)Microsoft: Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

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