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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:23:21.174Z

Reserved: 2006-06-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-3209

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-06-24T01:06:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-3209

cve-icon Redhat

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