A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
UPDATE August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see KB5005652.
UPDATE August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see KB5005652.
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/help/5005652">KB5005652</a>.</p> | A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. UPDATE August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see KB5005652. |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:10.0.10240.19022:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:10.0.14393.4583:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:10.0.14393.4583:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.19041.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:6.1.7601.25685:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:6.1.7601.25685:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:6.3.9600.20094:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:6.3.9600.20094:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:6.3.9600.20094:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2004:10.0.19041.1165:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:6.1.7601.25685:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:6.0.6003.21192:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:6.0.6003.21192:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:6.2.9200.23435:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:6.3.9600.20094:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:10.0.14393.4583:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20H2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/help/5005652">KB5005652</a>.</p> | <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p><strong>UPDATE</strong> August 10, 2021: Microsoft has completed the investigation and has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Please see the Security Updates table for the applicable update for your system. We recommend that you install these updates immediately. This security update changes the Point and Print default behavior; please see <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/help/5005652">KB5005652</a>.</p> |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-10T15:12:06.673Z
Reserved: 2021-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-34481
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-07-16T21:15:10.133
Modified: 2026-08-10T16:17:49.977
Link: CVE-2021-34481
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