Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2022-38028 · Published 11/10/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability . Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 23/04/2024. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38028 · Patch
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38028 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2022-38028

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