High severity · published Jun 12, 2019
CVE-2019-1069
Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
6.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.1% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 15, 2022
Federal remediation dueApr 5, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1607; 1703; 1709; 1803; 1607; 1703; +10 more · source: CISA
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1703 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1709 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1803 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before publication; 10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems · Microsoft
10.0.0 before publication · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before publication · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1069
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1069
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1069
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