⚠ Exploited in the wild
Exploitation observed in the wild. Not yet on CISA KEV.

CVE-2010-2729 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents5 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
83.5%
top 0.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Latest updateMay 14

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 Vul…

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-h544-vrh7-5wgw: 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↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation↗2010
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - Print Spooler Service Impersonation (MS10-061) (Metasploit)↗2011-02-17
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Metasploit
MS10-061 Microsoft Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability↗
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