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CVE-2020-0968

PrintNightmare

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0970.

CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.3/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.5: +1.12
  • Fresh EPSS: 30.68%: +0.15

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 34 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BigGo Finance
Press · 04 Aug 2026, 07:00 · Microsoft Overhauls Windows Print Management, Sending Ripples Through Enterprise IT Departments - BigGo Finance
PCWorld
Press · 11 Mar 2026, 07:00 · Microsoft’s March 2026 update fixes 80+ security vulnerabilities - PCWorld
Absolute Security
Press · 10 Mar 2026, 07:00 · Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday: Critical Fixes & Updates - Absolute Security
SentinelOne
Press · 27 Apr 2025, 07:00 · PrintNightmare Vulnerability: Analysis and Mitigation - SentinelOne
Dark Reading
Press · 29 Jan 2025, 08:00 · PrintNightmare Aftermath: Windows Print Spooler Is Better. What's Next? - Dark Reading
See all 34 source documents
www.trendmicro.com
Press · 30 Jun 2022, 07:00 · Black Basta Ransomware Operators Expand Their Attack Arsenal With QakBot Trojan and PrintNightmare Exploit - www.trendmicro.com
Cybersecurity Dive
Press · 16 Mar 2022, 07:00 · Russian state-sponsored actors target PrintNightmare, MFA settings - Cybersecurity Dive
Industrial Cyber
Press · 16 Mar 2022, 07:00 · US security agencies reveal that Russian hackers breach MFA, PrintNightmare vulnerability in NGO network - Industrial Cyber
Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
How-To Geek
Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · The Windows 10 PrintNightmare Nightmare Isn't Over - How-To Geek
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Vice Society leverages PrintNightmare in ransomware attacks - Cisco Talos Blog
BleepingComputer
Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Ransomware gang uses PrintNightmare to breach Windows servers - BleepingComputer
CrowdStrike
Press · 11 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Magniber Ransomware Caught Using PrintNightmare Vulnerability - CrowdStrike
SECURITY.COM
Press · 16 Jul 2021, 07:00 · #PrintNightmare – Symantec Data Center Security Zero-Day Protection - SECURITY.COM
Sophos
Press · 16 Jul 2021, 07:00 · More PrintNightmare: “We TOLD you not to turn the Print Spooler back on!” - Sophos
Palo Alto Networks
Press · 15 Jul 2021, 07:00 · PrintNightmare Prevention Update with Cortex XDR - Palo Alto Networks
Unit 42
Press · 14 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Threat Brief: Windows Print Spooler RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527 AKA PrintNightmare) - Unit 42
Petri IT Knowledgebase
Press · 09 Jul 2021, 07:00 · How to Fully Patch the PrintNightmare Vulnerability - Petri IT Knowledgebase
Redmondmag.com
Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band 'PrintNightmare' Windows Print Spooler Patch - Redmondmag.com
Krebs on Security
Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Flaw - Krebs on Security
Wccftech
Press · 06 Jul 2021, 07:00 · How to Mitigate PrintNightmare Print Spooler Vulnerability on Windows 10 Computers - Wccftech
Sophos
Press · 01 Jul 2021, 07:00 · PrintNightmare vulnerability: what to do - Sophos
Palo Alto Networks
Press · 01 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Hunting PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-1675) Using Cortex XDR - Palo Alto Networks
DoublePulsar
Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Zero day for every supported Windows OS version in the wild — PrintNightmare - DoublePulsar
Huntress
Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Critical Vuln.: PrintNightmare Exposes Windows Servers to RCE - Huntress
BleepingComputer
Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Public Windows PrintNightmare 0-day exploit allows domain takeover - BleepingComputer
Rapid7
Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · CVE-2021-34527 - PrintNightmare, What You Need to Know - Rapid7
BleepingComputer
Press · 01 Jan 2021, 08:00 · The Week in Ransomware - January 1st 2021 - New Year Edition - BleepingComputer
Security Magazine
Press · 05 Oct 2020, 07:00 · ESET researchers discover XDSpy, an APT group stealing government secrets in Europe since 2011 - Security Magazine
BleepingComputer
Press · 02 Oct 2020, 07:00 · XDSpy cyber-espionage group operated discretely for nine years - BleepingComputer
WeLiveSecurity
Press · 02 Oct 2020, 07:00 · XDSpy: Stealing government secrets since 2011 - WeLiveSecurity
ESET
Press · 02 Oct 2020, 07:00 · ESET researchers discover XDSpy, an APT group stealing government secrets in Europe since 2011 - ESET
TechTarget
Press · 15 Apr 2020, 07:00 · 3 zero-day fixes in heavy April Patch Tuesday release - TechTarget
gHacks
Press · 14 Apr 2020, 07:00 · Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2020 overview - gHacks

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.3 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 30.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:12.189153+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Apr 2020, 07:00
Published
15 Apr 2020, 15:13
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
04 Aug 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
Name
PrintNightmare