CVE-2022-38028
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-2022-38028- 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
EUVDEUVD-2022-40634
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-40634- 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-5vrq-5cmx-xwfc
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-5vrq-5cmx-xwfc- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker may modify a JavaScript constraints file and execute it with SYSTEM-level permissions.
- Record
CVE-2022-38028- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-38028- 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 - 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 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
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- 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 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38028 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published October 11, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since April 23, 2024. EUVD reports exploitation since April 23, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.