VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-0098
Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering application execution by an invalid task, aka "Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering application execution by an invalid task, aka "Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.