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CVE-2022-30226:
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Overview
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2022-30226) was disclosed in July 2022. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Windows operating systems and their Print Spooler component. The vulnerability is unique from similar issues tracked as CVE-2022-22022, CVE-2022-22041, and CVE-2022-30206 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, indicating local access is required for exploitation. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 3.6 (LOW) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The impact primarily affects the integrity and availability of the system, with no direct impact on confidentiality (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their July 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are advised to apply the security updates provided through the Microsoft Update Guide (Hacker News).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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