Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 8.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 13.7%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
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.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-11-12. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-12-03.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.