---
id: "CVE-2026-96053"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96053"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96053"]
title: "Windows Task Scheduler: command injection lets a local user gain elevated privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Task Scheduler", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "local", "privilege-escalation", "task-scheduler", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:00:30+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96053", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/updates/CVE-2026-96053", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:00:30+00:00", "cites": ["https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/updates/CVE-2026-96053"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Task Scheduler: command injection lets a local user gain elevated privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96053 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Task Scheduler does not neutralize special characters in a command, so an authorized local attacker can inject commands. The attacker gains higher privileges on the same machine.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Task Scheduler affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

Unknown build list. Install the November 2026 Windows cumulative update and compare your build to the fixed build on the MSRC update guide entry for CVE-2026-96053.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96053
- 2026-11-10T20:00:30+00:00 analyst https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/updates/CVE-2026-96053 — MSRC API confirms CVE is in the Nov 2026 (2026-11-10) Patch Tuesday release, but the update-guide page and CVRF doc did not load, and NVD page had no body. Affected builds, KB and fix unknown; settle by reading the MSRC update guide entry. No exploitation or PoC found; no posts searched.

## Documents

- [advisory] MSRC CVRF: CVE-2026-96053 listed in November 2026 Security Updates https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/updates/CVE-2026-96053

## From the sources

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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