CVE-2010-3338

high

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.

References

References
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https://www.eset.com/fileadmin/eset/US/resources/docs/white-papers/white-papers-win-32-carberp.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20231227000328/http://pxnow.prevx.com/content/blog/carberp-a_modular_information_stealing_trojan.pdf

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12304

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-092

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024874

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-12-16

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.48801