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CVE-2010-3338

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Windows Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly determine the security context of scheduled tasks, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Task Scheduler Vulnerability." NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-3888.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024874
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-092
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12304
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024874
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-092
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12304

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