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CVE-2015-0098

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Microsoft — Windows 7Microsoft — Windows Server 2008

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
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  "published": "2015-04-14T20:59:00.077",
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