Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
CVE-2019-1069
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…
EPSS: 0.325 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.17763.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For X64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1069?
- CVE-2019-1069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1069?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1069 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-1069 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 21 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.