high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2022-38028Windows print spooler — a constraints file run as the system
An attacker modifies a constraints file that the Windows print spooler then executes with the machine's highest rights (SYSTEM). Microsoft publishes nothing about which file this is or how an ordinary user reaches it.
Read the risk
THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 15% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2022-10-11
- Added to KEV
- 2024-04-23
- Exploit published
- Not recorded
- Confidence
- medium
- Kill chain
- privilege escalation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1068
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsThe attacker must already be able to run code as a local user.
Behind the card
4 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorymsrc.microsoft.commsrc.microsoft.com
- 04Vendor advisoryportal.msrc.microsoft.comportal.msrc.microsoft.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.