High [CVE-2024-49039] Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2024-49039 affecting Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation).
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Summary
Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2025; Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); and 4 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation); Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation).
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Nov 12, 2024 · federal remediation due Dec 3, 2024
- Required action:
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Ransomware use:
- Known
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
- Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.2314
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.2314
- Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6532
- Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6532
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.6532
- Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.2849
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.5131
- Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.4460
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.5131
- Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4460
- Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.4460
- Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.1251
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
- 10.0.26100.2314
- 10.0.17763.6532
- 10.0.20348.2849
- 10.0.19044.5131
- 10.0.22621.4460
- 10.0.19045.5131
- 10.0.22631.4460
- 10.0.25398.1251
- 10.0.10240.20826
- 10.0.14393.7515
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 10.0.26100.2314, 10.0.17763.6532, 10.0.20348.2849, 10.0.19044.5131, 10.0.22621.4460, 10.0.19045.5131. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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