Researcher Uncovers Yet Another Unpatched Windows Printer Spooler Vulnerability.

18-July-21

Only days after Microsoft issued a warning about an unpatched security hole in the Windows Print Spooler service, another potentially zero-day problem in the same component has been identified, making it the fourth printer-related flaw reported in recent weeks.

A security researcher disclosed an attack for the issue. By connecting to a rogue print server under their control, the vulnerability lets a threat actor to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM rights on a susceptible Windows computer.

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