CVE-2022-41033
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows COM+ Event System Service 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 COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-41033- 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-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44278
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-44278- 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-qjvf-mwxj-x748
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-qjvf-mwxj-x748- 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-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows COM+ Event System Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2022-41033- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-41033- 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-843
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows com+ event system service
- 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 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 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 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2008
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-2022-41033 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Com+ Event System Service, published October 11, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since October 11, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since October 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.