CVE-2022-41073
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In short
A flaw in Windows Print Spooler allows a local attacker to run code with higher privileges than their account normally allows. This is dangerous because an attacker with basic user access could take full control of the system.
Technical detail
Out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service enables local privilege escalation via malformed print requests. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, requiring no user interaction post-exploitation.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 7Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Windows 8.1Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022public PoCs found — 1
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