CVE-2019-1069
Microsoft Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
⚠ CISA KEV
EPSS 0.32495
Ransomware: known
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- Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
- Linked to known ransomware campaigns
- SSVC exploitation status: active
- EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
- EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- Public exploit or PoC is available
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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