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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 the vulnerability, an attacker would require unprivileged code execution on a victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correctly validating file operations.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 11 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-06-12T14:29:04.337

Last Modified

2025-10-29T14:39:18.490

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59
Type: Secondary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1507	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1607	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1703	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1709	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1803	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1809	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10_1903	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_1803	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_1903	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2019	-	Yes

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1069 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://blog.0patch.com/2019/06/another-task-scheduler-0day-another.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1069 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/119704 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1069 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.