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7.8

CVSS
High

CVE-2022-21999

PUBLISHED

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild Used in malware Low complexity No user interaction

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 1909, Windows 10 Version 21H1, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 20H2, Windows Server version 20H2, Windows 11 version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 1507, Windows 10 Version 1607, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Windows 7, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
Published: Feb 09, 2022
EPSS: —

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

windows cisa malware metasploit microsoft

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC · Source

Used in malware

Recorded 2026-06-02 14:08:26 UTC · Source

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	Mar 25, 2022

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2022_21999_spoolfool_privesc.rb	Apr 28, 2025

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metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-21999