CVE-2010-3888

EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2010-3888 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV, InTheWild.io). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Metasploit, webDEViL.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-3338, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler 2.0. It manipulates task files by creating a CRC32 collision to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, and identified by Kaspersky Lab researchers and other researchers.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19930

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2010-3338, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler 2.0. It manipulates task files by creating a CRC32 collision to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Task Scheduler 2.0 (Windows Vista, 7, and 2008)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to create and modify task files
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by webDEViL · localwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15589

This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Task Scheduler by manipulating the CRC-32 checksum of a scheduled task file to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. It creates a malicious task that adds a new administrator user and then deletes the task.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Task Scheduler (Windows 7/2008)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to create scheduled tasks
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

EPSS 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 77.8%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2010-10-08
InTheWild.io 2010-10-11
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows
Published Oct 08, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026