Live › vulnerability › CVE-2024-49039
Go to dashboardMicrosoft Windows Task Scheduler has a privilege escalation flaw that lets a local application break out of its AppContainer sandbox and call privileged RPC functions. CISA reports it is being exploited in the wild, with ransomware use tagged.
Summary written from the sources below. Check the originals before acting.
First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 10 1507 | vendor | < 10.0.10240.20826 | 10.0.10240.20826 |
| microsoft windows 10 1607 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.7515 | 10.0.14393.7515 |
| microsoft windows 10 1809 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.6532 | 10.0.17763.6532 |
| microsoft windows 10 21h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19044.5131 | 10.0.19044.5131 |
| microsoft windows 10 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19045.5131 | 10.0.19045.5131 |
| microsoft windows 11 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22621.4460 | 10.0.22621.4460 |
| microsoft windows 11 23h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22631.4460 | 10.0.22631.4460 |
| microsoft windows 11 24h2 | vendor | < 10.0.26100.2314 | 10.0.26100.2314 |
| microsoft windows server 2016 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.7515 | 10.0.14393.7515 |
| microsoft windows server 2019 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.6532 | 10.0.17763.6532 |
| microsoft windows server 2022 | vendor | < 10.0.20348.2849 | 10.0.20348.2849 |
| microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 | vendor | < 10.0.25398.1251 | 10.0.25398.1251 |
| microsoft windows server 2025 | vendor | < 10.0.26100.2314 | 10.0.26100.2314 |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the Microsoft patch for CVE-2024-49039 per vendor instructions; if none is available, discontinue use of the affected product per CISA.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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