HIGHCVSS v3.1 7.8Actively exploited · CISA KEV since 2024-04-23Vulnerability

CVE-2022-38028

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker may modify a JavaScript constraints file and execute it with SYSTEM-level permissions.

Properties

Euvd product
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10 Version 21H1, Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 11 version 21H2, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows 11 version 22H2, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 20H2
Vulnerability name
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First seen
2026-01-12T21:10:05+00:00
Cvss score
7.8
Epss score
0.14949
Last seen
2026-10-19T12:00:27+00:00
Due date
2024-05-14
Euvd assigner
microsoft
Retrieved at
2026-10-21T01:24:47+00:00
Exploited euvd since
2024-04-23T00:00:00+00:00
Src batch id
epss_history-20261020T103617Z-728ddd
Source url
https://epss.empiricalsecurity.com/epss_scores-2026-10-19.csv.gz
Date added
2024-04-23
Score
7.8
Euvd base score version
3.1
Fetched at
2026-10-20T10:36:20+00:00
Euvd vendor
Microsoft
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Euvd base score
7.8

Related Entities (18)

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (16)

→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
→[Product]cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

DESCRIBES (1)

←[KEVEntry]Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

INVOLVES (1)

←[Signal]kev_added · 2024-04-23

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