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CVE-2010-3338 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Task Scheduler component in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7. The flaw stems from improper determination of the security context for scheduled tasks. A local user can leverage a crafted application to cause Task Scheduler to execute in an unintended security context, resulting in elevation of privileges. The issue has been referred to as the Task Scheduler Vulnerability and has been associated with post-compromise privilege escalation activity by malware including Stuxnet and Carberp. Available information also notes a possible overlap with CVE-2010-3888.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module: 'ms10_092_schelevator.rb', which exploits CVE-2010-3338, a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Task Scheduler (Task Scheduler 2.0 XML) on Windows Vista, 7, and 2008. The exploit leverages weak CRC32 validation in task files, allowing a local attacker to modify their own scheduled task file and create a CRC32 collision, resulting in arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM. The module requires a Meterpreter session on a vulnerable system and can deliver any compatible Metasploit payload, such as a reverse shell or command execution. The code interacts with the Windows Task Scheduler's task files (typically in C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\) and may drop a payload executable in the user's TEMP directory. The module is weaponized, highly reliable, and leaves artifacts on disk. The repository is a single Ruby file, standard for Metasploit local privilege escalation modules.
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Windows privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by Carberp.
Windows privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by Carberp.
Windows privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by Carberp.
A Windows Task Scheduler elevation of privilege vulnerability used by Stuxnet on the air-gapped side.
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