Microsoft to require admin rights before using Windows Point and Print feature

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Microsoft has released a security update today that will change the default behavior of the "Point and Print" feature to mitigate a severe security issue disclosed last month.

First added in Windows 2000, the Point and Print feature works by connecting to a print server to download and install necessary print drivers every time a user creates a connection to a remote printer without providing installation media.

Earlier this year, Jacob Baines, a reverse engineer for Dark Wolf Solutions (currently at Dragos), found that threat actors inside a company's network could abuse the Point and Print feature to run a malicious print server and force Windows systems to download and install malicious drivers.

Microsoft to require admin rights before using Windows Point and Print feature

Microsoft has released today a security update that will change the default behavior of the \"Point and Print\" feature to mitigate a severe security issue disclosed last month.

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