CVE-2024-49072

Summary

CVE-2024-49072 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the Windows Task Scheduler. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to gain administrator privileges on a targeted system. An attacker could exploit this issue by manipulating a specially crafted task, which could then be triggered by various means such as email attachments, malicious websites, or exploit kits. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals who rely on Windows Task Scheduler for automating administrative tasks. It is recommended that affected systems be updated to the latest Microsoft patches to mitigate this risk.

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