Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7222)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0063
Date Published:	27 Dec 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 23 January, 2017
Source:	Microsft MS16-130
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-7222
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows 10 Windows Server 2016
Vulnerability Description	An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Task Scheduler. A locally authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using Windows Task Scheduler to schedule a new task with a malicious UNC path.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS16-130

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7222) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege (MS16-130: CVE-2016-7222)