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CVE-2003-0909
Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by creating a task at an elevated privilege level through the…
High7.2EPSS 20.9%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by creating a task at an elevated privilege level through the eventtriggers.exe command-line tool or the Task Scheduler service, aka "Windows Management Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.9% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- O-114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 10125 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- winxp-task-gain-privileges(15678) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#206468 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- MS04-011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- TA04-104A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1004 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .