CVE-2024-49039

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-12), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 14%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
14%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 12, 2024

Last Modified

October 28, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49039
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49039

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 73× in last 7d / 349× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 728 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-31 03:28 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-31 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-30 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-30 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-30 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-30 16:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-30 14:28 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-30 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-30 10:07 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-30 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-30 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-30 05:47 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-30 05:47 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-30 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-30 01:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-29 21:06 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-29 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-07-29 16:47 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-29 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-29 12:27 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-29 12:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-29 08:07 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-07-29 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-29 03:47 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-29 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-28 23:24 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-28 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-28 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-28 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-28 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-28 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-28 14:41 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-07-28 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-28 10:17 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-28 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-28 05:57 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-28 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-28 01:37 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-28 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-27 21:16 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-27 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-07-27 16:55 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-27 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-27 12:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-27 08:15 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-27 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-27 03:55 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-27 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-26 23:34 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-26 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-26 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-07-26 19:13 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-07-26 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-07-26 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-07-26 10:31 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-07-26 10:31 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-26 10:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-26 06:11 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-26 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-26 01:51 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-07-26 01:51 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-26 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-25 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-07-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-07-23 02:42 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-22 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  54. 2026-07-22 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-07-22 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-07-22 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-07-22 12:31 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-22 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-22 08:11 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-22 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-22 03:51 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-22 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-21 23:29 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-21 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-21 17:18 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-07-21 17:18 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-21 17:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-21 15:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  72. 2026-07-21 12:58 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-21 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-21 08:38 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-21 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCje5442804/WPTaskScheduler_CVE-2024-49039
    First seen Nov 19, 2024

    WPTaskScheduler RPC Persistence & CVE-2024-49039 via Task Scheduler

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2024-49039?
CVE-2024-49039 is a critical vulnerability published on November 12, 2024. Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2024-49039 disclosed?
CVE-2024-49039 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 12, 2024, with the most recent update on October 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-49039 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-49039 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 12, 2024, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-49039?
CVE-2024-49039 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-49039?
CVE-2024-49039 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-49039?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-49039, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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