FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2022-22041 · Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No description was published by MSRC.
Signals
Windows Print Spooler Components
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
No CWE data published.
Patch Diff
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Resolved binary override
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Description
No description was published by MSRC.
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Workaround
Determine if the Print Spooler service is running Run the following in Windows PowerShell: Get-Service -Name Spooler If the Print Spooler is running or if the service is not disabled, follow these steps: Stop and disable the Print Spooler service If stopping and disabling the Print Spooler service is appropriate for your environment, run the following in Windows PowerShell: Stop-Service -Name Spooler -Force Set-Service -Name Spooler -StartupType Disabled Impact of workaround Stopping and disabling the Print Spooler service disables the ability to print both locally and remotely.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? The user would have to click on a specially crafted URL which downloads a malicious file that connects to a V4 print server controlled by the attacker.