⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2024-04-23. Federal agencies required to patch by 2024-05-14. Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. .

CVE-2022-38028

10 documents10 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
5.0%
top 10.34%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2024-04-23
Due 2024-05-14
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
26
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+23 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 11
KEV addedApr 23
KEV dueMay 14
CISA Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages28 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows< 10.0.14393.5427+3
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_8.16.3.0 — 6.3.9600.20625
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_8.1< 6.3.9600.20625
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_rt_8.1< 6.3.9600.20625
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_10_1507< 10.0.10240.19507

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-5vrq-5cmx-xwfc: Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-12
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CVEList
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-11
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2022
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🔍Detection Rules

2
YARA
Windows_Exploit_CVE_2022_38028_31fdb122↗
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Elastic
Potential privilege escalation via CVE-2022-38028↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2024-04-23
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Microsoft
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-10-11
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📐Framework References

1
ATT&CK
APT28 Nearest Neighbor Campaign↗
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