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
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163349/Microsoft-PrintNightmare-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163351/PrintNightmare-Windows-Spooler-Service-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167261/Print-Spooler-Remote-DLL-Injection.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1675
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/383432
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-1675