CVE-2015-0098: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering application execution by an invalid task, aka "Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: version r2 only

Published 2015-04-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.