7.8High KEV Used in ransomware

CVE-2019-1069Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803; Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation); Microsoft Windows 10 … Published: (7 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 15.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 05.04.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1069

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-59

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
microsoft windows_10 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803
microsoft windows 10 1507 10.0.10240.0 – < publication
microsoft windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.0 – < publication
microsoft windows 10 1703 —
microsoft windows 10 1709 —
microsoft windows 10 1803 —
microsoft windows 10 1809 10.0.0 – < publication
microsoft windows 10 1903 —
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 10.0.0 – < publication
microsoft windows server 1803 10.0.0 – < publication
microsoft windows server 1903 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) 10.0.0 – < publication
Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 – < publication

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (11)

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*