CVE-2022-41073
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-2022-41073- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44317
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-44317- 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-6xmp-59j9-c5x2
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-6xmp-59j9-c5x2- 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-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-41073- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-41073- 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-787
- 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 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 7 service pack 1
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- microsoft windows 8.1
- 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 10 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 22h2
- 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-2022-41073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published November 9, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since November 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41073
packetstormsecurity.com/files/174528/Microsoft-Windows-Privilege-Escalation.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41073
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41073
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41073
secpod.com/blog/microsoft-november-2022-patch-tuesday-patches-65-vulnerabilities-including-6-zero-days
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6xmp-59j9-c5x2