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CVE-2010-2729

Published: Sep 15, 2010Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
9.3CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
75.6%
Top 0.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled, does not properly validate spooler access permissions, which allows remote attackers to create files in a system directory, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by sending a crafted print request over RPC, as exploited in the wild in September 2010, aka "Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Windows 7On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2OS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows vistaOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Vista Service Pack 1On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Vista Service Pack 2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2008 R2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Vista Service Pack 3On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061
docs.microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358
oval.cisecurity.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061
docs.microsoft.com

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