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CVE-2022-38028

Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.03907
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Threat Actors Linked

1
actorAPT28
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Affected Products & Versions

13
microsoft windows 10 1507< 10.0.10240.19507
microsoft windows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.5427
microsoft windows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.3532
microsoft windows 10 20h2< 10.0.19042.2130
microsoft windows 10 21h1< 10.0.19043.2130
microsoft windows 10 21h2< 10.0.19044.2130
microsoft windows 11 22h2< 10.0.22621.674
microsoft windows 8.1< 6.3.9600.20625
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Sigma Hunt Rules

10
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
relatedcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
relatedcriticalHackTool - Dumpert Process Dumper Default File
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Oct 2022 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

3
cisaKEV-CVE-2022-38028
msrcCVE-2022-38028Elevation of Privilege
elastic-detectionelastic-detection-rules-windows-privilege_escalation_exploit_cve_202238028
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-38028PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-38028US Government Resource
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