Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-26795
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-15 19:15:13 UTC
Updated2026-06-02 14:16:27 UTC
DescriptionWindows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-269 | Elevation of Privilege | CWE-269 CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 20h2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 21h1 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 20h2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2022 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.2803 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.0 10.0.17763.2803 custom ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.2803 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.2803 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 affected 10.0.0 10.0.18363.2212 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 affected 10.0.0 10.0.19043.1645 custom x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2022 affected 10.0.20348.0 10.0.20348.643 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 affected 10.0.0 10.0.19042.1645 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server Version 20H2 affected 10.0.0 10.0.19042.1645 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21H2 affected 10.0.0 10.0.22000.613 custom x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 affected 10.0.19043.0 10.0.19044.1645 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 msrc.microsoft.com
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center MITRE portal.msrc.microsoft.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 91879 Microsoft Windows Security Update for April 2022
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