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Vigil@nce - Windows: privilege escalation via Task Scheduler
September 2014 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : http://vigilance.fr/offer
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
A local attacker can use the Task Scheduler of Windows, in order
to escalate his privileges.
– Impacted products: Microsoft Windows 2012, Windows 8, Windows RT
– Severity: 2/4
– Creation date: 09/09/2014
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Task Scheduler is used to program a command execution at a
defined time.
However, a specially conceived task can be executed with
privileges of the local system.
A local attacker can therefore use the Task Scheduler of Windows,
in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-privilege-escalation-via-Task-Scheduler-15313
