Privilege escalation in Microsoft Universal Print Management Service

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU109092

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29841

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Universal Print Management Service. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows Server: 2012 Gold - 2025 10.0.26100.3775

Windows: 10 21H2 10.0.19041.3920 - 11 24H2 10.0.26100.3775

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_Gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.21871:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.21924:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.21972:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22023:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22074:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22134:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22175:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22221:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012_R2:6.3.9600.22267:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10:21H2_10.0.19041.3920:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29841

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.