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CVE-XXXX-XXXX

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MUBARAK MIKAIL

Description

Enter the CVE of the vulnerability as the flag with the correct flag format: picoCTF{CVE-XXXX-XXXXX} replacing XXXX-XXXXX with the numbers for the matching vulnerability. The CVE we're looking for is the first recorded remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in 2021 in the Windows Print Spooler Service, which is available across desktop and server versions of Windows operating systems. The service is used to manage printers and print servers.

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  1. We're not looking for the Local Spooler vulnerability in 2021...

Approach

I tried searching up The CVE we're looking for is the first recorded remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in 2021 in the Windows Print Spooler Service, which is available across desktop and server versions of Windows operating systems. The service is used to manage printers and print servers. and saw under "People also ask" "Is there a patch for CVE-2021-34527?" I tried using 2021-34527 in the flag and it worked.

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picoCTF{CVE-2021-34527}