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Microsoft Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2022-03-15
Remediation due
2022-04-05
Ransomware
Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1069

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH
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
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1703
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1803
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.17763.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1709
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
10.0.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1507
10.0.10240.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607
10.0.14393.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
10.0.14393.0 to <publication
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.14393.0 to <publication

References

4 Links

Record Details

Published
2019-06-12
Last updated
2026-08-12
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Credited to
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