Headline
CVE-2022-22041: Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Determine if the Print Spooler service is running
Run the following in Windows PowerShell:
Get-Service -Name Spooler
If the Print Spooler is running or if the service is not disabled, follow these steps:
Stop and disable the Print Spooler service
If stopping and disabling the Print Spooler service is appropriate for your environment, run the following in Windows PowerShell:
Stop-Service -Name Spooler -Force
Set-Service -Name Spooler -StartupType Disabled
Impact of workaround Stopping and disabling the Print Spooler service disables the ability to print both locally and remotely.
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Date Record Created
20211216
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