Microsoft has issued a fix for a critical bug dubbed PrintNightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It says, hackers are using the bug, accidentally disclosed by researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It can help them “install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights” remotely on all versions of Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It affects the Windows Print Spooler, software that manages printing, controlling the order in which print jobs from computers in an office are put in a queue, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Max Heinemeyer, of computer security firm Darktrace, told the BBC PrintNightmare was like, “a cyber bazooka – it is relatively easy for criminals to use and can be leveraged to make a huge impact”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He praised Microsoft for responding quickly and offering fixes, “even for products no longer under official support”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fix, a patch, is available for systems as far back as Windows 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Updates are not yet available for Windows 10 version 1607, Windows Server 2016, or Windows Server 2012 but would be “soon”, Microsoft says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But The Register noted: “The first two versions mentioned are five years old and could well be quite widely used.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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