CVE-2010-2729 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Print Spooler service in various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to create files in system directories and execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted print request over RPC due to improper validation of spooler access permissions. With a CVSS score of 9.3 and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). It was actively exploited in the wild in September 2010, and public exploit code, including a Metasploit module, is available, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.