CVE-2022-41073: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-11-08. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1507: before 10.0.10240.19567 (fixed in 10.0.10240.19567)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.5501 (fixed in 10.0.14393.5501)
• Microsoft Windows 10 1809: before 10.0.17763.3650 (fixed in 10.0.17763.3650)
• Microsoft Windows 10 20h2: before 10.0.19042.2251 (fixed in 10.0.19042.2251)
• Microsoft Windows 10 21h1: before 10.0.19043.2251 (fixed in 10.0.19043.2251)
• Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: before 10.0.19044.2251 (fixed in 10.0.19044.2251)
• Microsoft Windows 10 22h2: before 10.0.19045.2251 (fixed in 10.0.19045.2251)
• Microsoft Windows 11 21h2: before 10.0.22000.1219 (fixed in 10.0.22000.1219)
• Microsoft Windows 11 22h2: before 10.0.22621.819 (fixed in 10.0.22621.819)
• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 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 10.0.14393.5501 (fixed in 10.0.14393.5501)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.3650 (fixed in 10.0.17763.3650)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.1249 (fixed in 10.0.20348.1249)

Published 2022-11-09. Last modified 2026-08-10.