Exploited· due 2021-11-177.8highHighused in ransomware

CVE-2021-1675

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploitation status

  • CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
  • It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
  • US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2021-11-17. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
  • A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

What the metrics mean

  • It is requires local access to the machine.
  • For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
  • To exploit it, no account is needed.
  • Beyond that, someone has to be persuaded to take an action first.

Scoring

CVSS
7.8 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigned by
secure@microsoft.com

Dates

Published
2021-06-08
Last modified
2026-08-12
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2021-11-17
Sources
CISA KEV, NVD

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507- 10.0.10240.18967
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1607- 10.0.14393.4467
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1809- 10.0.17763.1999
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1909- 10.0.18363.1621
  • Microsoft Windows 10 2004- 10.0.19041.1052
  • Microsoft Windows 10 20h2- 10.0.19042.1052
  • Microsoft Windows 10 21h1- 10.0.19043.1052
  • Microsoft Windows 7all versions
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1all versions
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1all versions
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2004- 10.0.19041.1052
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008all versions, r2

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References