How severe is CVE-2022-41073?

CVE-2022-41073 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2022-41073: Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-11-08

Remediation due

2022-12-09

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41073; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41073

Description

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0 to <10.0.10240.19567
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5501
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19043.0 to <10.0.19044.2251
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.2251
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.22000.1219
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 22H2	10.0.22621.0 to <10.0.22621.819
Microsoft	Windows 7	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows 7 Service Pack 1	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows 8.1	6.3.0 to <6.3.9600.20671
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21768
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	6.1.7601.0 to <6.1.7601.26221
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21768
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	6.0.6003.0 to <6.0.6003.21768
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012	6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.23968
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.23968
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.20671
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.20671
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5501
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5501
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3650
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.1249

References

2 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Other references

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174528/Microsoft-Windows-Privilege-Escalation.html

Record Details

Published

2022-11-09

Last updated

2026-08-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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