CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3239

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain elevated privileges through filesystem write operations. This affects multiple versions of Windows, including Vista, 7, 8.1, and 10.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and allow local users to perform actions with elevated privileges, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update operating systems to the latest versions that include security patches and to restrict access to the Print Spooler service to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving filesystem write operations, aka "Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS