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Rewterz Threat Advisory –CVE-2021-34481 – Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-34481

An elevation of privilege 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.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

  • Microsoft

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34481

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