Microsoft Windows task scheduler 0-day outed on Twitter

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By Mark Wycislik-WilsonAug 28, 2018, 4:27 am312 pts
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…

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