CVE-2022-21999
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-21999- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 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 - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27153
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-27153- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cr3-63pg-942x
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022...
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-21997, CVE-2022-22717, CVE-2022-22718.
- Record
GHSA-9cr3-63pg-942x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2022-21999- Weakness
- CWE-40, CWE-1386
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-21999- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 7 service pack 1
- microsoft windows 8.1
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- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 1909
- microsoft windows 10 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 21h2
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 20h2
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | CVE-2022-21999 SpoolFool Privesc | 2022-02-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | ly4k/SpoolFool | 2022-02-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-21999 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published February 9, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21999
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21999
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21999
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-21999
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166344/Windows-SpoolFool-Privilege-Escalation.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cr3-63pg-942x