CVE-2010-3338 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper security context handling in the Windows Task Scheduler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-3338?
CVE-2010-3338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 16 Dec 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3338?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-3338 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-3338 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mpmp-qx9g-mvg3.