CVE-2010-2729 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 75.6% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 75.64% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-09-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - Print Spooler Service Impersonation (MS10-061) (Metasploit) | 2011-02-17 |
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358
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