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CVE-2024-21406

Windows Printing Service

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A spoofing vulnerability exists in the Windows Printing Service, which could allow an attacker to spoof a print server. This vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or disruption of printing services."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service
Target Asset Spooler
Standard Path %windir%\System32\spoolsv.exe
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Spooler (Service)
$Targets = 'Spooler'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Printing services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows updates to mitigate Windows Printing Service Spoofing Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21406)

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