PT-2021-6975 · Microsoft · Windows Print Spooler+1

Thibault Van Geluwe De Berlaere · Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-38671

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Print Spooler (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Windows Print Spooler. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially affecting the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02792

CVE-2021-38671

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Print Spooler

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38671 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38671 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-38671 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38671 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38671 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38671 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02792 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21412 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21410 · Telegram Post