CVE-2022-38028
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
What is affected
| Vendor | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Product | Windows |
The vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker may modify a JavaScript constraints file and execute it with SYSTEM-level permissions.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal civilian agencies were required to act by 14 May 2024 under BOD 22-01. The deadline is a compliance date, not a measure of severity — it says nothing about how dangerous the flaw is to anyone else.
Where this comes from
Every field on this page is taken from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, last synced 13 Nov 2026, 00:30. Nothing here is our own assessment. For the technical scoring, see the NVD record below.
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