Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Printer Association Object

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in the Printer Association Object component of Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability allows an authorized attacker to locally elevate privileges by exploiting improper synchronization in concurrent execution using shared resources.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to gain elevated rights on the affected system.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update for this vulnerability, which is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog. Specific update details can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB5073379 for Windows Server 2025 and KB5074109 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. For Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), the security update is also available via the Microsoft Update Catalog.