Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Priority LOW 38CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Microsoft. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01173 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft: 1 update
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Microsoft 1 update
- Security Update
- Microsoft Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool 1.0.0.1
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21325
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7xv-mwmj-x7p9
Sources
- CVE-2024-21325 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21325 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f7xv-mwmj-x7p9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-21325 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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