# CVE-2022-38028

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-38028
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-04-23; CISA due date 2024-05-14
- EPSS: 14.95% (percentile 96.8)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2024-05-02)
- Published: 2022-10-11

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: affected >= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.19507
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5427
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3532; >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.17763.3532
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.2130
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19043.2130
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.19043.0 and < 10.0.19044.2130
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.22000.1098
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2: affected >= 10.0.22621.0 and < 10.0.22621.674
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected >= 6.3.0 and < 6.3.9600.20625
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23920
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20625
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20625
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23920
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5427
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5427
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3532
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.3532
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: affected >= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.1129

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38028
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38028
- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38028

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