CVE-2022-30206

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Elevated

7.8

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 96.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 12, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30206
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30206

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-302062022-07-12
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCMalwareman007/CVE-2022-30206
First seen Sep 26, 2022
A POC of CVE-2022-30206
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCMagicPwnrin/CVE-2022-30206
First seen Sep 10, 2022
Exploit for CVE-2022-30206
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-30206?

CVE-2022-30206 is a high vulnerability published on July 12, 2022. Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

When was CVE-2022-30206 disclosed?

CVE-2022-30206 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 12, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-30206 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-30206 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-30206?

CVE-2022-30206 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-30206?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-30206, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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