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CVE-2022-30206 · Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2022-07-12
Signals
Windows Print Spooler Components Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
No CWE data published.
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Description
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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
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.