Security News > 2021 > August > Microsoft fixes Print Spooler bugs with August Patch Tuesday rollout

The fix means that only administrators will be able to install print drivers on Windows PCs. Microsoft has finally patched the last in a series of security vulnerabilities in its Windows Print Spooler service that could have allowed attackers to remotely control an affected system and install malicious programs or create new accounts.

On Tuesday, the company pushed out its August Patch Tuesday lineup, which included a fix for the Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability to address this specific issue.

This isn't the first time Microsoft has tried to squash persistent bugs related to the Windows Print Spooler service.

Though the latest patch hopefully fixes these Print Spooler vulnerabilities for good, there is one major downside.

"The TLDR is that Microsoft was finally tired of bugs like CVE-2021-3448 and moved to only allow administrators to install print drivers," Jerry Gamblin, Kenna Security director of security research, told TechRepublic.

Beyond the Print Spooler fixes, the updates in this month's Patch Tuesday address 51 different vulnerabilities, which Gamblin referred to as a "Quiet" month.

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