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Ransomware Gangs Exploiting Windows Print Spooler Vulnerabilities

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

All
CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2021-1675
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Windows Print Spooler (PrintNightmare)
7.885%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV
CVE-2021-34481
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations
8.848%
CVE-2021-36947
+2 related CVEs
Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
group max
7%
CVE-2021-34527
PrintNightmare: Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Windows Print Spooler
8.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×3
KEV
CVE-2021-36958
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations
7.831%

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

Ransomware operators such as Magniber and Vice Society are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler to compromise victims and spread laterally across a victim's network to deploy file-encrypting payloads on targeted systems.

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