CVE-2026-122174
Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-122174- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122497
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122497- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mff3-x7rw-8g9j
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows...
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-mff3-x7rw-8g9j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Task Scheduler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-122174- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-122174 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.