PrintNightmare Vulnerability Patch
This vulnerability is a critical flaw with the Windows Print Spooler service. It is similar to the Printing Patch that was released in June 2021.
Here is what the company notes about this latest out-of-band patch:
Manually Update this Critical Vulnerability
You should see the patch come through in the background. Microsoft is releasing it quickly to the following with more to follow soon: Note that the security updates released on and after July 6, 2021, contain protections for CVE-2021-1675, and the additional remote code execution exploit in the Windows Print Spooler service known as “PrintNightmare”, documented in CVE-2021-34527. Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 7, and several versions of Windows Server, including 2019, 2012 R2, and 2008 releases. Updates for Windows Server 2012 and 2016 are coming soon, along with an update for Windows 10 version 1607. To update head to Start > Settings > Update & Security and manually check for updates. Then note that a restart of your system is required to finish the installation and patching process. Just make sure to grab it when you know you’ll have some downtime while working. If something breaks after you install today’s updates and cannot be resolved by Microsoft’s documented workarounds, you can roll them back. For more on how to do that, makes sure to read our article: How to Uninstall a Windows 10 Cumulative Update. Comment Name * Email *
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