Exam PT0-003 Topic 2 Question 153 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's PT0-003 exam
Question #: 153
Topic #: 2
A penetration tester gains initial access to a target system by exploiting a recent RCE vulnerability. The patch for the vulnerability will be deployed at the end of the week. Which of the following utilities would allow the tester to reenter the system remotely after the patch has been deployed? (Select two).

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To reenter the system remotely after the patch for the recently exploited RCE vulnerability has been deployed, the penetration tester can use schtasks.exe and sc.exe.
schtasks.exe:
Purpose: Used to create, delete, and manage scheduled tasks on Windows systems.
Persistence: By creating a scheduled task, the tester can ensure a script or program runs at a specified time, providing a persistent backdoor.

by Myrna at May 15, 2026, 09:37 PM

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