Scheduled-task monitoring bypass via alternate RPC address
Published Jun 15, 2026 · Updated Jun 15, 2026
Protection mechanism failure in Qihoo 360 Total Security 6.0 allows local users to create scheduled tasks without Nucleus Engine alerts. The monitoring logic recognizes only an explicit localhost NetworkAddr in RpcStringBindingComposeW, although NULL or 0 reaches the same local SchRpcRegisterTask interface. User-level code execution is required; successful exploitation evades scheduled-task interception and permits task creation under the caller's allowed context.
Summary
What happened
Protection mechanism failure in Qihoo 360 Total Security 6.0 allows local users to create scheduled tasks without Nucleus Engine alerts. The monitoring logic recognizes only an explicit localhost NetworkAddr in RpcStringBindingComposeW, although NULL or 0 reaches the same local SchRpcRegisterTask interface. User-level code execution is required; successful exploitation evades scheduled-task interception and permits task creation under the caller's allowed context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-12214
- Published
- Jun 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Qihoo 360
- Product
- 360 Total Security
- Classifications
- CWE-693, T1053.005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.0
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- Windows Task Scheduler RPC Interface 360 Nucleus Bypass proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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