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01 Record

CVE-2022-38028

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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02 Description

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-04-23. Federal remediation due 2024-05-14.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
14.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 96.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-10-11 00:00Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-01-12 21:10Z9 MO AGO
Reserved
2022-08-08
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.2
Document digest
b5c176568d639d2c571de90fd9ed9823ca0a32a81db941af52ccade68e251e79

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.3532, 10.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.353232-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.3532x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.3532x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H110.0.0 to < 10.0.19043.2130x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0 to < 10.0.20348.1129x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H210.0.0 to < 10.0.19042.213032-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H210.0.0 to < 10.0.22000.1098x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19043.0 to < 10.0.19044.213032-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to < 10.0.22621.674ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 150710.0.10240.0 to < 10.0.10240.1950732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.542732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.5427x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.5427x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 8.16.3.0 to < 6.3.9600.2062532-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.23920x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.23920x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.20625x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.20625x64-based Systems

06 References