01 Record
CVE-2006-3209
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 77.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-06-24 01:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 18:23Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-06-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fad6490a81c0498c40daf46c7b0b12c84f0b667b32102d9aa6183f7271b4d6ad
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20060612 Windows XP Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation (Advisory)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436810/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20060612 Re: Windows XP Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation (Advisory)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436884/100/200/threaded
- securityreason.com1137http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1137