---
id: 3967
title: "[CVE-2023-21541] Windows Task Scheduler Application, Version 19044.1706 Advisory"
cve: CVE-2023-21541
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/windows-task-scheduler-19044-advisory"
published_at: "2023-04-04T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["microsoft", "privilege-escalation", "windows", "security-advisory", "cve-2023-21541", "unquoted-search-path"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3967"
lang: en
---

# [CVE-2023-21541] Windows Task Scheduler Application, Version 19044.1706 Advisory

## Summary

Advisory on CVE-2023-21541: Windows Task Scheduler mis-quotes executable paths with environment variables, letting local attackers escalate privileges via a planted C:\Program.exe; patched in 2023.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2023-21541
- **Published:** 2023-04-04T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/windows-task-scheduler-19044-advisory
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3967