High severity · published Nov 9, 2022
CVE-2022-41073
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueDec 9, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19567 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5501 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3650; 10.0.0 before 10.0.17763.3650 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 20H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2251 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H1 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2251 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2251 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.2251 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.1219 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.819 · source: vendor
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26221 · source: vendor, NVD
W7
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26221 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41073
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41073
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41073
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