Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 12 Aug 2021 Release Date: 19 Jul 2021 5268 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, a remote user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger elevation of privilege on the targeted system.

[Updated 12-August-2021] The patch has been released, please refer to "Solutions" section for details

Impact

Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

Windows Print Spooler

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:

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

Vulnerability Identifier

CVE-2021-34481

Source

Microsoft
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