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Windows Print Spooler Components

CVE-2022-22041 — Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Important CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.01872 2022-07 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

6.8
CVSS MEDIUM
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released Jul 12 2022
Last Updated Jul 12 2022
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.01872 — 0.7664 percentile
NVD CVSS 6.8 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
High
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Proof-of-Concept
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.1

EPSS Score

0.01872
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.7664 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

25 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 5015832 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 5015832 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 5015808 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 5015808 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 5015811 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 5015811 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 5015811 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5015814 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems 5015814 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems 5015874 (Monthly Rollup) 5015877 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014738 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20478 Yes 5015874 5015877 Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems 5015874 (Monthly Rollup) 5015877 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014738 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20478 Yes 5015874 5015877 Windows RT 8.1 5015874 (Monthly Rollup) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2012 5015863 (Monthly Rollup) 5015875 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014747 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23771 Yes 5015863 5015875 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 5015863 (Monthly Rollup) 5015875 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014747 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.2.9200.23771 Yes 5015863 5015875 Windows Server 2012 R2 5015874 (Monthly Rollup) 5015877 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014738 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20478 Yes 5015874 5015877 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5015874 (Monthly Rollup) 5015877 (Security Only) Important Elevation of Privilege 5014738 Base: 6.8 Temporal: 6.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20478 Yes 5015874 5015877 Windows Server 2016 5015808 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 5015808 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 5015811 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 5015811 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 5015827 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5015827 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation) 5015807 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

7 patches
Article Type Restart
5015832 Security Update Yes
5015808 Security Update Yes
5015811 Security Update Yes
5015807 Security Update Yes
5015814 Security Update Yes
5015874 Monthly Rollup Yes
5015827 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

JeongOh Kyea

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