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CVE-2003-0909

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-06-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by creating a task at an elevated privilege level through the eventtriggers.exe command-line tool or the Task Scheduler service, aka "Windows Management Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206468
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10125
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15678
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1004
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206468
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10125
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011

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