CVE-2019-1069

HighActively exploited (CISA KEV)Known to be used in ransomware campaigns

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Task Scheduler
PublishedJun 12, 2019
First seenJun 12, 2019
Added to KEVMar 15, 2022

How to fix

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date: Apr 5, 2022

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_10_1507No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1607No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1703No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1709No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1803No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1809No range specified—
microsoft windows_10_1903No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_1803No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_1903No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2016No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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