Microsoft says PrintNightmare patch works despite reported workarounds
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft claims that workarounds of its patch for the PrintNightmare vulnerability rely on changing default registry settings to create an insecure configuration. What you need to know Microsoft claims that its patch for the PrintNightmare vulnerability works correctly. Several reports claim that there are ways around Microsoft`s patch for the vulnerability. The company says that patch workarounds rely on default registry settings being changed to create an insecure configuration. Microsoft recently released an emergency Windows patch to address a vulnerability known as PrintNightmare. The issue was serious enough to warrant a patch on several versions of Windows, including Windows 7, which is out of support. The patch was supposed to address security vulnerabilities, but reports claim there are workarounds. When exploited, the vulnerability allows attackers to `install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights,` according to Microsof...