November 12, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-49039 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-11-12- Federal due date
2024-12-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 96.1th percentile (score 0.137, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49039
CISA short description
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.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.