CVE-2010-2729 (GCVE-0-2010-2729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-09-15 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 02:46
VLAI Previdian
Summary
The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled, does not properly validate spooler access permissions, which allows remote attackers to create files in a system directory, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by sending a crafted print request over RPC, as exploited in the wild in September 2010, aka "Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
microsoft CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 3949 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Date Public
2010-09-14 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 9451268b-c545-404d-b5bd-223667ce415c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2010-2729

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2010-09-15 18:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2010-09-15
Asserted: 2010-09-15
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2,... | Affected: Microsoft / Windows | CVSS: 9.3 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2,...
Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows
Added Date 2010-09-15T18:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.3
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 11:12 UTC
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T02:46:48.161Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "MS10-061",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_MS",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061"
          },
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7358",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2010-09-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled, does not properly validate spooler access permissions, which allows remote attackers to create files in a system directory, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by sending a crafted print request over RPC, as exploited in the wild in September 2010, aka \"Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability.\""
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-12T19:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
        "shortName": "microsoft"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "MS10-061",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_MS"
          ],
          "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061"
        },
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7358",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "secure@microsoft.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2010-2729",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled, does not properly validate spooler access permissions, which allows remote attackers to create files in a system directory, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by sending a crafted print request over RPC, as exploited in the wild in September 2010, aka \"Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability.\""
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "MS10-061",
              "refsource": "MS",
              "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061"
            },
            {
              "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7358",
              "refsource": "OVAL",
              "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
    "assignerShortName": "microsoft",
    "cveId": "CVE-2010-2729",
    "datePublished": "2010-09-15T18:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2010-07-14T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T02:46:48.161Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2010-2729",
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "epss": "0.75636",
      "percentile": "0.99518"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "E33796DB-4523-4F04-B564-ADF030553D51",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "4D3B5E4F-56A6-4696-BBB4-19DF3613D020",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "7F6EA111-A4E6-4963-A0C8-F9336C605B6E",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "9CFB1A97-8042-4497-A45D-C014B5E240AB",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "7F9C7616-658D-409D-8B53-AC00DC55602A",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "7C684420-1614-4DAE-9BD9-F1FE9102A50F",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "B8A32637-65EC-42C4-A892-0E599562527C",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "FFF81F4B-7D92-4398-8658-84530FB8F518",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "7AE15F6C-80F6-43A6-86DA-B92116A697A0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "CC916D5A-0644-4423-A52E-D4310906BE78",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "95DC297F-06DB-4FB3-BFB6-7312C059E047",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "C162FFF0-1E8F-4DCF-A08F-6C6E324ED878",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "0A0D2704-C058-420B-B368-372D1129E914",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "3A04E39A-623E-45CA-A5FC-25DAA0F275A3",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "BF1AD1A1-EE20-4BCE-9EE6-84B27139811C",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "CE477A73-4EE4-41E9-8694-5A3D5DC88656",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "FFAC3F90-77BF-4F56-A89B-8A3D2D1FC6D6",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "The Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7, when printer sharing is enabled, does not properly validate spooler access permissions, which allows remote attackers to create files in a system directory, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by sending a crafted print request over RPC, as exploited in the wild in September 2010, aka \"Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability.\""
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "El servicio de cola de impresi\u00f3n en Microsoft Windows XP SP2 y SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 y SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, y R2, y Windows 7, cuando est\u00e1 habilitada la compartici\u00f3n de impresoras, no valida adecuadamente los permisos de acceso a la cola, lo cual permite a los atacantes remotos crear ficheros en una carpeta del sistemas, y a consecuencia de ello ejecutar c\u00f3digo a su elecci\u00f3n, enviando una petici\u00f3n de impresi\u00f3n manipulada sobre RPC, se explota activamente desde Septiembre de 2010, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"Print Spooler Service Impersonation Vulnerability\"."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2010-2729",
        "lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV2": [
            {
              "acInsufInfo": false,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "cvssData": {
                "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
                "accessVector": "NETWORK",
                "authentication": "NONE",
                "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "baseScore": 9.3,
                "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
                "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
                "version": "2.0"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
              "impactScore": 10.0,
              "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
              "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
              "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
              "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
              "type": "Primary",
              "userInteractionRequired": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2010-09-15T19:00:19.103",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
            "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061"
          },
          {
            "source": "secure@microsoft.com",
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-061"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7358"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secure@microsoft.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-20"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.