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CVE-2021-1678

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

8.8 HighPublic exploit

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

10.0%Up 5.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2021-1678
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7145 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2021-7145
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hp3-f9mj-xjxq 8.8

NTLM Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

NTLM Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Record
GHSA-4hp3-f9mj-xjxq
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Spoofing Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2021-1678
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubalvaciroliveira/RpcAuthnLevelPrivacyEnabled2024-05-13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-1678 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, published January 12, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.0%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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