- Aug 17, 2017
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A privilege escalation bug has been discovered in Windows' task scheduler and revealed on Twitter. A proof-of-concept has been published, and the vulnerability has been confirmed to be present in a "fully-patched 64-bit Windows 10 system. The security flaw was exposed on Twitter by user SandboxEscaper -- who has since deleted his or her account. An advisory about the vulnerability has been posted on CERT/CC, and Microsoft says that it is working to fix the problem.
In a tweet posted from a now-deleted account, @SandboxExplorer linked to a proof-of-concept on GitHub saying:
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In a tweet posted from a now-deleted account, @SandboxExplorer linked to a proof-of-concept on GitHub saying:
Full Story Microsoft Windows task scheduler 0-day outed on Twitter