CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-41073

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2022-11-09 Modified 2026-08-10 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges.

Added to KEV
2022-11-08
Remediation due
2022-12-09
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41073; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41073
Status
Analyzed
Published
2022-11-09
Last modified
2026-08-10
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Description

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1507 (< 10.0.10240.19567) • microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.5501) • microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.3650) • microsoft windows 10 20h2 (< 10.0.19042.2251) • microsoft windows 10 21h1 (< 10.0.19043.2251) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.2251) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.2251) • microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.1219) • microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.819) • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.5501) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.3650) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.1249)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References