Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Windows · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-11-08. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE-2022-41073
HighCVSS 7.8KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk82th percentile - higher than 82% of all known CVEs
Summary
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler. An attacker could exploit it to gain elevated privileges.
Risk Assessment
Risk of privilege escalation and system takeover.
Recommendation
Apply Windows security updates.
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- CVE-2021-36958High
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- CVE-2021-36947High
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- CVE-2021-36936High
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- CVE-2021-34481High
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- CVE-2021-34527HighActively exploited
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- CVE-2021-1675HighActively exploited
A remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
- CVE-2020-1048High
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service that improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability