CVE-2022-35755
Published: 31 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-35755 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2022-35755 affects the Windows Print Spooler component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.3 under the vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a local attack path that can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
An attacker with low-privileged local access and some user interaction can exploit the flaw to elevate privileges. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to execute code with higher rights than originally assigned, potentially leading to complete control over the target Windows system.
Microsoft has published guidance for this issue through its Security Response Center at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35755. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1902 on 2026-03-27 before receding to the current value of 0.0539, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38628
Vulnerability details
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.