CVE-2026-96053

Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Products / packages Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 · 14 more

Published 10/11/2026, 18:16:20 UTC

Severity and exploitation

Not in CISA KEV

KEV coverage does not rule out exploitation.

KEV checked 14/11/2026, 20:55:32 UTC

microsoft · CVSS:3.1 · 7.8

Assessment vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Severity

high7.8

CVSS measures technical severity, not the likelihood of an attack.

Known exploitation

Not listed in the checked CISA KEV catalog

Absence from CISA KEV does not rule out attacks.

Public exploit

Not established by this record

Missing evidence does not mean no public exploit exists.

Remediation

Fix status not established

No structured fix or guidance is available here. Check the latest publisher advisory.

What this means

Windows Task Scheduler in various Windows versions allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally due to improper neutralization of special elements used in a command. Affected versions include Windows 10 and Windows 11, among others. An attacker needs authorized access to exploit this weakness.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

Attack conditions

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Affected versions

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Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1607

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Platforms: 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.14393.0 → before 10.0.14393.9688

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809

1 range

microsoft version evidence

Platforms: 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.17763.0 → before 10.0.17763.9487

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 10 Version 21H2

1 range

microsoft version evidence

Platforms: 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.19044.0 → before 10.0.19044.7846

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 10 Version 22H2

1 range

microsoft version evidence

Platforms: 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.19045.0 → before 10.0.19045.7846

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 version 23H2

1 range

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.22631.0 → before 10.0.22631.7711

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2

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Platforms: x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.22631.0 → before 10.0.22631.7711

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 24H2

1 range

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.9974

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 25H2

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26200.0 → before 10.0.26200.9974

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 version 26H1

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Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.28000.0 → before 10.0.28000.3501

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows 11 Version 26H2

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affected

10.0.26300.0 → before 10.0.26300.9974

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows Server 2016

1 range

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affected

10.0.14393.0 → before 10.0.14393.9688

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Other versions: unknown

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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

1 range

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affected

10.0.14393.0 → before 10.0.14393.9688

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Other versions: unknown

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Windows Server 2019

1 range

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affected

10.0.17763.0 → before 10.0.17763.9487

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Other versions: unknown

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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

1 range

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affected

10.0.17763.0 → before 10.0.17763.9487

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Other versions: unknown

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Windows Server 2022

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affected

10.0.20348.0 → before 10.0.20348.5870

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Other versions: unknown

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Windows Server 2025

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affected

10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.33822

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Other versions: unknown

Microsoft · microsoft

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

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Platforms: x64-based Systems

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affected

10.0.26100.0 → before 10.0.26100.33822

custom versions

Other versions: unknown

Automatic dependency matching is unavailable for this record. Use the product evidence and publisher’s instructions to check your installation.

What to do

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No structured fix or remediation guidance is available here. Check the full source description and vendor’s latest advisory for a patch or workaround; do not assume another version is safe.

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Public exploit evidence

No public exploit reference is identified in the imported evidence. This is not a claim that no exploit exists.

Original source description

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Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

References

1 sources

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96053

Vendor advisorymicrosoft

Inside the record

Evidence available

Package identity · not supplied

Version evidence

Remediation guidance · not supplied

Weakness classification

Additional publishers

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Original records

CVE-2026-96053

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Underlying weaknesses

The source’s classification of what caused the vulnerability.

CWE-77 ↗

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

microsoft

Environment requirements

These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.

microsoft · platform conditions

Any condition may hold

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.14393.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.14393.9688

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.14393.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.14393.9688

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.14393.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.14393.9688

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.17763.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.17763.9487

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.17763.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.17763.9487

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.17763.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.17763.9487

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.19044.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.19044.7846

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.19045.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.19045.7846

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.20348.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.20348.5870

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.22631.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.22631.7711

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.22631.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.22631.7711

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.9974

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26200.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26200.9974

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_11_version_26h2_for_arm64-based_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26300.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26300.9974

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.33822

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.26100.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.26100.33822

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

From (inclusive): 10.0.28000.0

After:

Through (inclusive):

Before: 10.0.28000.3501

Applicability preview

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Contributing organizations · 2

microsoft

Assigning organization

2026-11-13

CISA-ADP

Additional data publisher

2026-11-11

Timeline

All times UTC

10 Nov 2026, 18:16
Advisory published
Publication date supplied by the source.
13 Nov 2026, 18:05
Source updated
Latest modification date supplied by the source.
13 Nov 2026, 19:03
Last imported by cve.new
Latest catalog import, not the date we first saw this advisory.

What changed

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CVE · CVE-2026-960532026-11-11

Observed 2026-11-11T01:03:19.401Z · upstream updated 2026-11-11T00:37:24.511Z

Prioritization updated

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after

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Severity · CVSS: Technical impact and attack conditions. The headline is the highest imported catalog score; sources may disagree.
Observed exploitation · KEV: An absent or unavailable KEV listing does not establish that exploitation has not occurred.
Predicted exploitation · EPSS: No EPSS estimate available in this record.

CISA-ADP · SSVC

CISA Coordinator · 2026-11-11

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total

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Aliases: None recorded

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CVE CVE-2026-96053

Enrichment coverage

NVDAvailable

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

GHSAAvailable

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

EUVDAvailable

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

EPSSNo result

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

Additional source evidence

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-121467

CVSS 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

NVD · CVE-2026-96053

CVSS 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-g2f7-fq3m-hgfx

CVSS 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Checked 11/11/2026, 10:15:35 UTC

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Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity and exploitation

What this means

Attack conditions

Affected versions

Windows 10 Version 1607

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 10 Version 1809

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 10 Version 21H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 10 Version 22H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 version 23H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 Version 23H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 Version 24H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 Version 25H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 version 26H1

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows 11 Version 26H2

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2016

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2019

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2022

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2025

affected

unaffected

unknown

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

affected

unaffected

unknown

What to do

Public exploit evidence

Original source description

References

Inside the record

Evidence available

Original records