HIGH
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Sep 13, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.85%
Description
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
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- Version 10.0.10240.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.10240.19444
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5356
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.3406
- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.3406
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19042.2006
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19043.2006
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- Version 10.0.19043.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.19044.2006
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- Version 10.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.22000.978
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26115
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26115
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- Version 6.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20571
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21666
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- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26115
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- Vendor Microsoft Product Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) Defaultn/a
- Version 6.1.7601.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.7601.26115
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21666
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- Version 6.0.6003.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.0.6003.21666
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.23865
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- Version 6.2.9200.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.9200.23865
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20571
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- Version 6.3.9600.0StatusaffectedConstraints<6.3.9600.20571
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5356
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- Version 10.0.14393.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.14393.5356
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.3406
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- Version 10.0.17763.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.17763.3406
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- Version 10.0.20348.0StatusaffectedConstraints<10.0.20348.1006
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1507 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 20H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | n/a |
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- 20h2
- 20h2
- 20h2
- 21h1
- 21h1
- 21h1
- 21h2
- 21h2
- 21h2
- 1607
- 1607
- 1809
- 1809
- 1809
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- r2
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- r2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH CVE.org
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
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
Exploit Maturity Unreported
1 other source (NVD) ▾
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jul 3, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
0.85% 0.00850
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00850
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00850) | 56.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.77% (0.00765) | 50.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 80.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00316) | 52.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 14.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 60.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 59.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 14, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38005 | vendor-advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Sep 13, 2022
Updated Mar 11, 2025
Reserved Aug 8, 2022
Link CVE-2022-38005
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Jul 3, 2024