Security News > 2018 > August > Microsoft Windows Zero-Day Found in Task Scheduler
2018-08-28 15:58
A Windows task scheduler API function does not check permissions - so any potential local bad actor can alter them to gain elevated privileges.
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https://threatpost.com/microsoft-windows-zero-day-found-in-task-scheduler/136977/
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