Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-22718

CVE-2022-22718:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-22718 is a Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was disclosed on February 8, 2022. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Windows operating systems and was later added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on April 19, 2022 (CISA Catalog, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, and low privileges to exploit, but can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a local attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining full control over the compromised machine (Fortiguard).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft released patches for this vulnerability as part of the February 2022 Patch Tuesday updates on February 8, 2022. CISA required federal agencies to patch this vulnerability by May 10, 2022, as per their Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog requirements (NVD, Fortiguard).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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