CVE-2006-3209

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-24 · updated 2026-06-16

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 parties, who state that the Task scheduler is limited to the Administrators group by default upon installation

Affected products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1137
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436810/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436884/100/200/threaded
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1137
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436810/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436884/100/200/threaded

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