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CVE-2022-38028

PrintNightmare

Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.2/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
Fresh EPSS: 14.95%: +0.07

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 36 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

SentinelOne

Press · 27 Apr 2025, 07:00 · PrintNightmare Vulnerability: Analysis and Mitigation - SentinelOne

Dark Reading

Press · 29 Jan 2025, 08:00 · PrintNightmare Aftermath: Windows Print Spooler Is Better. What's Next? - Dark Reading

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 25 Apr 2024, 07:00 · The private sector probably isn’t coming to save the NVD - Cisco Talos Blog

Cybernews

Press · 24 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Microsoft: Russian APT 28 exploits Windows bug with GooseEgg tool - Cybernews

Cybersecurity Dive

Press · 24 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Vintage Microsoft flaw resurfaces, threat actors attack with golden GooseEgg - Cybersecurity Dive

See all 36 source documents

SOC Prime

Press · 24 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Forest Blizzard aka Fancy Bear Attack Detection: russian-backed Hackers Apply a Custom GooseEgg Tool to Exploit CVE-2022-38028 in Attacks Against Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America - SOC Prime

Help Net Security

Press · 23 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Russian hackers’ custom tool exploits old Windows Print Spooler flaw (CVE-2022-38028) - Help Net Security

The Hacker News

Press · 23 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Russia's APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy 'GooseEgg' Malware - The Hacker News

Dark Reading

Press · 23 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Russia's Fancy Bear Pummels Windows Print Spooler Bug - Dark Reading

Ars Technica

Press · 22 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware - Ars Technica

Microsoft

Press · 22 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Analyzing Forest Blizzard’s custom post-compromise tool for exploiting CVE-2022-38028 to obtain credentials - Microsoft

The Record from Recorded Future News

Press · 22 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Microsoft unmasks Russia-linked ‘GooseEgg’ malware - The Record from Recorded Future News

BleepingComputer

Press · 22 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Microsoft: APT28 hackers exploit Windows flaw reported by NSA - BleepingComputer

www.trendmicro.com

Press · 30 Jun 2022, 07:00 · Black Basta Ransomware Operators Expand Their Attack Arsenal With QakBot Trojan and PrintNightmare Exploit - www.trendmicro.com

Cybersecurity Dive

Press · 16 Mar 2022, 07:00 · Russian state-sponsored actors target PrintNightmare, MFA settings - Cybersecurity Dive

Industrial Cyber

Press · 16 Mar 2022, 07:00 · US security agencies reveal that Russian hackers breach MFA, PrintNightmare vulnerability in NGO network - Industrial Cyber

BleepingComputer

Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Ransomware gang uses PrintNightmare to breach Windows servers - BleepingComputer

How-To Geek

Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · The Windows 10 PrintNightmare Nightmare Isn't Over - How-To Geek

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 12 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Vice Society leverages PrintNightmare in ransomware attacks - Cisco Talos Blog

CrowdStrike

Press · 11 Aug 2021, 07:00 · Magniber Ransomware Caught Using PrintNightmare Vulnerability - CrowdStrike

Sophos

Press · 16 Jul 2021, 07:00 · More PrintNightmare: “We TOLD you not to turn the Print Spooler back on!” - Sophos

Palo Alto Networks

Press · 15 Jul 2021, 07:00 · PrintNightmare Prevention Update with Cortex XDR - Palo Alto Networks

Esri

Press · 15 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Printnightmare and Kayseya Ransomware Cyberattacks - Esri

Unit 42

Press · 14 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Threat Brief: Windows Print Spooler RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527 AKA PrintNightmare) - Unit 42

Petri IT Knowledgebase

Press · 09 Jul 2021, 07:00 · How to Fully Patch the PrintNightmare Vulnerability - Petri IT Knowledgebase

Kaspersky

Press · 08 Jul 2021, 07:00 · PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) allows domain controller capture - Kaspersky

Redmondmag.com

Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band 'PrintNightmare' Windows Print Spooler Patch - Redmondmag.com

Krebs on Security

Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Windows Flaw - Krebs on Security

BBC

Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft fixes critical PrintNightmare bug - BBC

CNN

Press · 07 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately | CNN Business - CNN

Wccftech

Press · 06 Jul 2021, 07:00 · How to Mitigate PrintNightmare Print Spooler Vulnerability on Windows 10 Computers - Wccftech

Palo Alto Networks

Press · 02 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Remediating PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-1675) Using Cortex XSOAR - Palo Alto Networks

Sophos

Press · 01 Jul 2021, 07:00 · PrintNightmare vulnerability: what to do - Sophos

Huntress

Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Critical Vuln.: PrintNightmare Exposes Windows Servers to RCE - Huntress

BleepingComputer

Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Public Windows PrintNightmare 0-day exploit allows domain takeover - BleepingComputer

Rapid7

Press · 30 Jun 2021, 07:00 · CVE-2021-34527 - PrintNightmare, What You Need to Know - Rapid7

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 14.9%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:41.345711+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

30 Jun 2021, 07:00

Published

11 Oct 2022, 00:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

23 Apr 2024, 00:00

Latest press mention

27 Apr 2025, 07:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:58

Name

PrintNightmare