Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - #VU18571
Published: May 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18571
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "_SchRpcRegisterTask" RPC endpoint within the Windows Task Scheduler that does not check for permissions when registering new tasks. A local unprivileged user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.