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The vulnerability has been there for some years, but nothing was known until this week, when a Research Group released a kit on Github on how to exploit the weakness, assuming that it had been addressed earlier in June when Microsoft corrected another Windows Spool issue. The researchers believed that it was PrintNightmare, and because they thought it had been addressed before, they showed how to use it, but it turns out that it wasn't corrected and that millions of machines have now been exposed to severe safety problems.
Solving it
Since the vulnerability is present in multiple versions of Windows and has not yet been patched, Microsoft made certain recommendations to users to restrict access to the spooler service:
- If you don't have a printer: Disable the "Print queue" service.
- If you have a printer: Go to "Edit Group Policies", select "Computer Configuration", select "Administrative Templates", select "Printers", and disable the option "Allow the print job manager to accept client connections"
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#5926785 Posted on: 07/05/2021 10:41 AM
I am on Win 10, I only have "Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections" so have disabled that instead.
If you have a printer: Go to "Edit Group Policies", select "Computer Configuration", select "Administrative Templates", select "Printers", and disable the option "Allow the print job manager to accept client connections"
I am on Win 10, I only have "Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections" so have disabled that instead.
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#5926810 Posted on: 07/05/2021 12:36 PM
You can disable publishing it as well
I am on Win 10, I only have "Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections" so have disabled that instead.
You can disable publishing it as well
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#5926830 Posted on: 07/05/2021 01:25 PM
its disabled by default, unless you're sharing a wired printer amongst your local network.
This exploit requires the installation of a compromised printer driver in the first place, it cannot be exploited simply by having client connections available. (or other trojan exploit)
If your print domain is already infected, this exploit allows clients to be easily infected since the infected driver will be added to the print server store, clients could pull it down by clicking on or trying to print to it.
its disabled by default, unless you're sharing a wired printer amongst your local network.
This exploit requires the installation of a compromised printer driver in the first place, it cannot be exploited simply by having client connections available. (or other trojan exploit)
If your print domain is already infected, this exploit allows clients to be easily infected since the infected driver will be added to the print server store, clients could pull it down by clicking on or trying to print to it.
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#5926837 Posted on: 07/05/2021 01:47 PM
I think is more MS that should be speedier in fixin or disabling the policy with an update if they know the research came from an external lab
Assumption is the mother of all f-ups. Proven again and again. When will people learn.
I think is more MS that should be speedier in fixin or disabling the policy with an update if they know the research came from an external lab
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Assumption is the mother of all f-ups. Proven again and again. When will people learn.