Microsoft Addresses the Critical ‘Printnightmare’ Bug
Following the discovery of Windows 10 PrintNightmare vulnerabilities in July, Microsoft issued an update. It alters the default behavior of the operating system and stops certain end-users from accessing print drivers. It is the most significant change in this month’s Patch Tuesday update for the issue CVE-2021-34481. It is known as PrintNightmare. Users will need administrative privileges to install print drivers, and the issue occurred here. The issue, caused by a vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service, enables a local attacker to escalate privileges to the level of ‘system,’ which allows them to install malware and establish new accounts on Windows 10 computers. The patch was released as part of Microsoft’s August 2021 Patch Tuesday update. It contained a fix for CVE-2021-36936. It is a specific Windows Print Spooler remote code execution vulnerability. However, Microsoft has given more details regarding the patch’s effect. This update mitigates the pub...