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Microsoft confirms another Windows Print Spooler bug, offers workaround (CVE-2021-36958)
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-36958 | A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations | 7.8 | 31% |
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2 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
A day after the August 2021 Patch Tuesday , Microsoft has released an out-of-band security advisory acknowledging the existence of yet another Print Spooler vulnerability (CVE-2021-36958). Its discovery has been attributed to Victor Mata of FusionX, Accenture Security, who says he reported it in December 2020, but the flaw was also publicly disclosed mid-July 2021 by researcher Benjamin Delpy, along with a PoC .
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