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CVE-2021-36947

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8.8 High

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

7.56%Up 6.6 points since Aug 13, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2021-36947
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-23523 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2021-23523
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7954-w5x3-x4x7 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021...

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-36936, CVE-2021-36958.

Record
GHSA-7954-w5x3-x4x7
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2021-36947
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2021-36947 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, published August 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.56%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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