PT-2023-1138 · Microsoft · Windows Task Scheduler+1

Ben Lincoln · Published 2023-01-10 · Updated 2023-04-27 · CVE-2023-21541

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 insufficient access control in the Windows Task Scheduler, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This allows an attacker to affect the system.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00338

CVE-2023-21541

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Task Scheduler

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21541 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-21541 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21541 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21541 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00338 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21541 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21541 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/41768 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42070 · Telegram Post