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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2021-34481: Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2021-34481: Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/15/2021
Created
08/11/2021
Added
08/10/2021
Modified
09/24/2024

Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/help/5005652">KB5005652</a>.</p>

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb5005040
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb5005043
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5005030
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb5005031
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb5005033
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-20h2-kb5005033
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h1-kb5005033
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb5005094
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb5005106
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb5005043
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5005030
  • msft-kb5005033-34baf636-fdb5-4a22-b829-68f100015e4f
  • msft-kb5005033-5b289811-7ba0-4aa0-922c-9c2342d1323d
  • msft-kb5005089-3c91a49b-b3b7-4e98-bdff-1fb9f36e46e1
  • msft-kb5005089-6f1ff6b3-e82d-4cfc-94ae-2054c8dd57c8
  • msft-kb5005089-9bbbc570-ca5e-4d10-ad7a-575af8b955c4
  • msft-kb5005089-f41ea932-fffe-4f92-8c3d-dad7fcf410a4
  • msft-kb5005089-fa1f5569-fde7-4254-bf52-5593d6df917b
  • msft-kb5005094-19efe91e-0b29-4853-8063-532ba1c6b8ca
  • msft-kb5005094-551e750a-debb-447f-a194-41e03d378d0c
  • msft-kb5005095-ee2e6539-a4cf-4a95-81f3-dede773d3869
  • msft-kb5005095-ee63bd5e-e826-4e2e-85e7-5c028990ed95
  • msft-kb5005106-2309a05f-7f77-4fd0-bd38-58dd8d579b23
  • msft-kb5005106-6579dada-0508-424a-9052-95b66a3da579

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