PT-2020-2059 · Microsoft · Windows Task Scheduler+1

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-04-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0936

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Task Scheduler (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability. It occurs when the Windows scheduled task improperly handles file redirections, allowing an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. The vulnerability is associated with unsafe privilege management in the Windows Task Scheduler.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01746

CVE-2020-0936

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Task Scheduler

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01746 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0936 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0936 · Security Note