CVE-2022-22718: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-04-19. EPSS: 18.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1507: before 10.0.10240.19204 (fixed in 10.0.10240.19204)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.4946 (fixed in 10.0.14393.4946)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1809: before 10.0.17763.2565 (fixed in 10.0.17763.2565)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1909: up to and including 10.0.18363.2094
• Microsoft Windows 10 20h2: before 10.0.19042.1526 (fixed in 10.0.19042.1526)
• Microsoft Windows 10 21h1: before 10.0.19043.1526 (fixed in 10.0.19043.1526)
• Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: before 10.0.19044.1526 (fixed in 10.0.19044.1526)
• Microsoft Windows 11 21h2: before 10.0.22000.493 (fixed in 10.0.22000.493)
• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.4946 (fixed in 10.0.14393.4946)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.2565 (fixed in 10.0.17763.2565)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.524 (fixed in 10.0.20348.524)
• Microsoft Windows Server 20h2: before 10.0.19042.1526 (fixed in 10.0.19042.1526)

Published 2022-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.