Description
The Windows Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly determine the security context of scheduled tasks, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Task Scheduler Vulnerability." NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-3888.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Windows Escalate Task Scheduler XML Privilege Escalation
exploit/windows/local/ms10_092_schelevator
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Windows - Task Scheduler '.XML' Local Privilege Escalation (MS10-092) (Metasploit) EDB-19930 · local · Jul 19, 2012 · verified
- Microsoft Windows - Task Scheduler Privilege Escalation EDB-15589 · local · Nov 20, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- TA10-348A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12304 vdb-entry signature
- MS10-092 vendor-advisory
- 1024874 vdb-entry