CVE-2022-41073
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
Yes
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios en la Cola de Impresión de Windows
Windows still suffers from issues related to the replacement of the system drive letter during impersonation. This can be abused to trick privilege processes to load configuration files and other resources from untrusted locations leading to elevation of privilege.
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-09-19 CVE Reserved
- 2022-11-08 Exploited in Wild
- 2022-11-09 CVE Published
- 2022-12-09 KEV Due Date
- 2024-06-30 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174528/Microsoft-Windows-Privilege-Escalation.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41073 | 2024-06-28 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 1507 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1507" | < 10.0.10240.19567 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1507" and version " < 10.0.10240.19567" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1607" | < 10.0.14393.5501 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1607" and version " < 10.0.14393.5501" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 1809 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1809" | < 10.0.17763.3650 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 1809" and version " < 10.0.17763.3650" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 20h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 20h2" | < 10.0.19042.2251 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 20h2" and version " < 10.0.19042.2251" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 21h1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h1" | < 10.0.19043.2251 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h1" and version " < 10.0.19043.2251" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h2" | < 10.0.19044.2251 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h2" and version " < 10.0.19044.2251" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 22h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 22h2" | < 10.0.19045.2251 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 22h2" and version " < 10.0.19045.2251" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 21h2" | < 10.0.22000.1219 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 21h2" and version " < 10.0.22000.1219" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 22h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 22h2" | < 10.0.22621.819 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11 22h2" and version " < 10.0.22621.819" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7" | - | sp1 |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1" | - | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1" | - | rt |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" | - | sp2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" | r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2" | sp1, x64 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" | - | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" | r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" | < 10.0.14393.5501 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" and version " < 10.0.14393.5501" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019" | < 10.0.17763.3650 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2019" and version " < 10.0.17763.3650" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" | < 10.0.20348.1249 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" and version " < 10.0.20348.1249" | - |
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