MS15-037 - Vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Bulletin ID: 

MS15-037

Severity: 

Important

Description: 

This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could leverage a known invalid task to cause Task Scheduler to run a specially crafted application in the context of the System account. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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