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CVE-2024-49039

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 14.18%: +0.07

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 29 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Google Reports 75 Zero-Days Exploited in 2024 — 44% Targeted Enterprise Security Products - The Hacker News
Google Cloud
Press · 29 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Hello 0-Days, My Old Friend: A 2024 Zero-Day Exploitation Analysis - Google Cloud
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 27 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Russian RomCom APT Group Leverages Zero-Day Flaws in Firefox and Windows - Infosecurity Magazine
Help Net Security
Press · 26 Nov 2024, 08:00 · RomCom hackers chained Firefox and Windows zero-days to deliver backdoor - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 26 Nov 2024, 08:00 · RomCom Exploits Zero-Day Firefox and Windows Flaws in Sophisticated Cyberattacks - The Hacker News
See all 12 source documents
TechTarget
Press · 26 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Russian hackers exploit Firefox, Windows zero-days in wild - TechTarget
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 26 Nov 2024, 08:00 · RomCom exploits Firefox and Windows zero days in the wild - WeLiveSecurity
Kaspersky
Press · 14 Nov 2024, 08:00 · CVE-2024-43451 allows stealing NTLMv2 hash - Kaspersky
SecurityWeek
Press · 12 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Microsoft Confirms Zero-Day Exploitation of Task Scheduler Flaw - SecurityWeek
Help Net Security
Press · 12 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-43451, CVE-2024-49039) - Help Net Security
Rapid7
Press · 12 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Patch Tuesday - November 2024 - Rapid7
TechTarget
Press · 12 Nov 2024, 08:00 · Microsoft halts 2 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday - TechTarget

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 14.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:19.971378+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
12 Nov 2024, 00:00
First press mention
12 Nov 2024, 08:00
Published
12 Nov 2024, 17:54
Latest press mention
29 Apr 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59