The Task scheduler (at.exe) on Microsoft Windows XP spawns each scheduled process with SYSTEM permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that the Task scheduler is limited to the Administrators group by default upon installation
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:23:21.174Z
Reserved: 2006-06-23T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3209

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2006-06-24T01:06:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2006-3209

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