CVE-2022-38028

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-04-23), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 15%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
81
EG Risk 81/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.
EPSS PROB
15%
EPSS %ILE
96th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Attend at medium and Act at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low, sooner than that at medium and as soon as possible at high mission impact.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

October 11, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38028
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38028
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38028

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-38028(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 94× in last 7d / 399× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,635 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-04 10:04 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-10-04 10:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 05:54 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-04 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-04 01:44 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-10-04 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-03 21:34 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-10-03 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-03 17:23 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-03 17:23 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-10-03 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-10-03 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-10-03 13:13 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-10-03 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-03 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-10-03 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-10-03 04:52 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-10-03 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-10-03 00:42 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-10-03 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-10-02 20:32 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-10-02 20:32 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-10-02 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-10-02 16:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-10-02 16:19 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-10-02 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-02 12:09 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-10-02 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-02 07:58 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-10-02 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-02 03:48 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-10-02 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-01 23:38 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-01 23:38 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-10-01 23:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-01 19:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-10-01 19:27 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-10-01 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-10-01 15:17 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-10-01 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-10-01 11:07 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-10-01 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-10-01 06:56 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-10-01 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-10-01 02:46 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-10-01 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-30 22:36 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-30 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-30 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-30 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-30 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-30 14:16 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-30 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-30 10:04 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-30 10:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-30 05:54 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-30 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-30 01:43 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-30 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-29 21:33 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-29 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-29 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-29 17:22 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-29 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-29 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-29 13:10 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-29 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-29 08:57 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-29 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-29 04:47 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-29 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-29 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-29 00:37 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-29 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-28 20:27 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-28 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-28 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-09-28 16:17 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-28 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-28 12:06 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-09-28 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-28 07:55 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-09-28 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-28 03:45 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-28 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-27 23:35 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-09-27 23:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-27 21:51 UTCCISA KEV update
  64. 2026-09-27 19:23 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-27 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-27 15:11 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-09-27 15:11 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-27 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-27 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-09-27 11:00 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-27 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-27 06:50 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-27 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-27 02:40 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-09-27 02:40 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-38028?
CVE-2022-38028 is a critical vulnerability published on October 11, 2022. Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2022-38028 disclosed?
CVE-2022-38028 was first published on October 11, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-38028 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-38028 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 23, 2024, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-38028?
CVE-2022-38028 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-38028?
CVE-2022-38028 affects Microsoft Windows.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-38028?
A fix for CVE-2022-38028 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2022-38028 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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