Microsoft pushes emergency fix for Windows 10 KB5004945 printing issues
Microsoft has released an emergency fix for printing issues affecting Zebra and Dymo receipt or label printers caused by changes in the recently released KB5003690, KB5004760, and KB5004945 updates.
This week, Microsoft released the out-of-band KB5004760 and KB5004945 security update to fix the actively exploited PrintNightmare vulnerability.
Microsoft: PrintNightmare now patched on all Windows versions
Microsoft has released the KB5004948 emergency security update to address the Windows Print Spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability on all editions of Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016.
"An update has now been released for all affected versions of Windows that are still in support," Microsoft said in the Windows message center.
How to mitigate Print Spooler vulnerability on Windows 10
Yesterday, Microsoft released multiple Windows updates to fix the widely reported "PrintNightmare" vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service.
According to Microsoft, this vulnerability is impacting all Windows 10 versions, including the most recent May 2021 Update (version 21H1) and version 20H2 (October 2020 Update).
Public Windows PrintNightmare 0-day exploit allows domain takeover
Update: Microsoft acknowledged PrintNightmare as a zero-day that has been affecting all Windows versions since before June 2021 security updates.
Technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit have been accidentally leaked for a currently unpatched vulnerability in Windows that allows remote code execution.
Strong security starts with strong passwords
We have been thinking a lot about client security lately. When we came across this blog series about passwords, we knew we had to share it with all our clients. It’s all too easy to think passwords are a nuisance—when really they’re essential to keeping your data and your business safe.