Dark Reading

New Windows Print Spooler Zero-Day Flaws Harken Back to Stuxnet

Ten years after the game-changing Stuxnet attack was first discovered, a Windows printer program it exploited has been found to contain additional dangerous zero-day flaws that could allow an attacker ...
SlashGear

Now There's A New Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability: Here's What To Do

Microsoft is warning Windows users of yet another Print Spooler vulnerability, again threatening the potential for hackers to take control of your PC, install apps, and steal or delete data. It's the ...
Redmond Magazine

Another Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability Disclosed by Microsoft

Microsoft on Wednesday published a "Security Update Guide" notice on another Windows print spooler vulnerability, namely CVE-2021-36958. Microsoft's CVE-2021-36958 notice, dated Aug. 11, falls outside ...
Dark Reading

Cybercriminals Are Increasingly Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler

Woburn, MA – May 10, 2022 — Kaspersky researchers have revealed that the number of attacks exploiting numerous vulnerabilities in Windows Print Spooler have risen noticeably over the past four months.
TechSpot

Disable Windows print spooler or you could be hacked, says Microsoft

Facepalm: Microsoft is once again advising its customers to disable Windows print spooler, after a new vulnerability that allows hackers to execute malicious code on machines has emerged. While a ...
ZDNet

Windows Print Spooler hit with local privilege escalation vulnerability

After a pair of PrintNightmare vulnerabilities, the last thing the Windows Print Spooler needed was a third vulnerability, and yet it exists. Microsoft has announced CVE-2021-34481 allows for local ...
Threat Post

PoC Exploit Circulating for Critical Windows Print Spooler Bug

The “PrintNightmare” bug may not be fully patched, some experts are warning, leaving the door open for widespread remote code-execution attacks. A proof-of-concept for a critical Windows security ...
ZDNet

Windows 10: Microsoft just revealed another Print Spooler bug

Microsoft's Windows 10 Print Spooler security is turning into a headache for the company and its customers. "A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service ...
Redmond Magazine

Windows Print Spooler Flaws Leveraged in Ransomware Attacks

Security researchers last week described ransomware perpetrators incorporating Windows "PrintNightmare" exploits in their attacks. PrintNightmare is the name for "Critical"-rated Windows print spooler ...
TechRepublic

Critical flaws in Windows Print spooler service could allow for remote attacks

Administrators are urged to apply the latest patches from Microsoft and disable the Windows Print spooler service in domain controllers and systems not used for printing. Update on July 7, 2021: ...
Ars Technica

Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers

Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thursday to disable the service to contain a new vulnerability that ...