CVE-2006-3209
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 24, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 23, 2006
Description
The Task scheduler (at.exe) on Microsoft Windows XP spawns each scheduled process with SYSTEM permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that the Task scheduler is limited to the Administrators group by default upon installation
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- 20060612 Windows XP Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation (Advisory)mailing-list
- 20060612 Re: Windows XP Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation (Advisory)mailing-list
- 1137third-party-advisory
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