CVE-2024-49039: Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

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.

SOURCES

• CISA KEVCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Other Microsoft flaws

• patchtuesday:2026-11: Vulnerability in Microsoft
• CVE-2026-124194: Microsoft Office Outlook Missing User Interaction for Potentially Unsafe Action Vulnerability
• CVE-2026-96951: Microsoft Windows Command Injection Vulnerability
• CVE-2026-65660: Microsoft SharePoint Code Injection Vulnerability
• CVE-2026-85880: Microsoft Windows Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.