Let’s know more about fix the Windows print spooler service Issue Out of Band Update. Microsoft released the out-of-band hotfix for all the impacted operating systems.
We have had a discussion in HTMD Forum about the workarounds using SCCM and GPO. Microsoft confirmed the known issue, a remote code execution vulnerability that affects Windows Print Spooler.
Microsoft assigned CVE-2021-34527 to this vulnerability back on the 1st of July 2021. There are reports that this OOB fix doesn’t resolve all the issues related to the print spooler service.
Microsoft released the fixes for all the following operating systems. Also, they have publicly informed that fixes for the remaining affected supported versions of Windows will be released in the coming days. More details about supported operating systems versions are in the resources section below.
- Windows 10 (varies versions)
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 SP2
Issue – Windows Print Spooler service
Microsoft released more details about the print spooler issue in CVE-2021-34527. A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly performs privileged file operations. You can check the following section to know more about Fix Windows Print Spooler service Issue.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs, view, change, delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Fix Windows Print Spooler service Issue
You need to go through the Windows update process to fix the Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability issue. If you are a Windows consumer user, then you have to follow the steps mentioned below:
- Open Settings application from Start menu/button.
- Click on the Updates and Security section.
- Click on Windows Update.
- Seek the latest updates by clicking on Check for Updates.
Now, you can see 2021-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 21H1 for x64-based System (KB5004945) when you are on 21H1 version of Windows 10.
NOTE! – You can see Windows 11 updates details from the Windows 11 Quality Updates, Feature Updates Driver Updates, and Firmware Updates. Windows 11 Fix Fix is not yet released to fix the Windows Print Spooler service Issue.
Resources
- Windows 11 Quality Updates Feature Updates Driver Updates Firmware Updates | CUs are 40% Smaller
- Supported versions of Windows Operating System
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Anoop C Nair is Microsoft MVP! He is a Device Management Admin with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc.