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CVE-2024-26243

Windows - USB Print Driver

Microsoft CVSS 7 Updated March 14, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"The Windows USB Print Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-26243, allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to gain control of the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, or other malicious activities."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Driver
Target Asset usbprint.sys
Standard Path %windir%\System32\drivers
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: usbprint.sys (Driver)
$Targets = 'usbprint.sys'
$SearchPaths = @("$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

Print services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest Windows security updates to mitigate potential Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in USB Print Driver

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