Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507)

CVE-2021-34481
HIGH 8.8

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 47.72 % · percentile 99 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
microsoft
NVD status
Modified

Description

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. UPDATE 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 KB5005652.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507affected 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19022
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607affected 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4583
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809affected 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.2114
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809affected 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.2114
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909affected 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.1734
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004affected 10.0.0 < 10.0.19041.1165
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2affected 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.1165
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1affected 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.1165
Microsoft · Windows 7affected 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1affected 6.1.0 < 6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows 8.1affected 6.3.0 < 6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1affected 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)affected 6.1.7601.0 < 6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2affected 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.21192
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)affected 6.0.6003.0 < 6.0.6003.21192
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012affected 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23435
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)affected 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.23435
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2affected 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)affected 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016affected 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.4583

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD