CVE-2022-22041HighCVSS 6.8

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
July 12, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-22041 →

📋 Description

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted URL which downloads a malicious file that connects to a V4 print server controlled by the attacker.

🎯 Affected products31

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • +1 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5015811 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.3165 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.1826 KB5015827 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.825 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.1826 KB5015814 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.795 KB5015807 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.1826 KB5015832 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19360 KB5015808 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5246 KB5015874 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20478 KB5015877 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20478 KB5015863 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.23771 KB5015875 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.2.9200.23771

🔗 References (21)