High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 10, 2022

CVE-2022-41033Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 9:50 PM ET)

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It affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 and 21 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Oct 11, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 1, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

Exploited in the last 30 days

Windows COM+ Event System Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-843
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Oct 11, 2022; federal remediation due Nov 1, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 1.89% (percentile 79)
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jan 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 microsoft:windows_server_2019 (from the name)	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.3532	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 microsoft:windows_10_21h1	from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.2130	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 (from the name)	from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1129	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 microsoft:windows_10_20h2	from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2130	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 microsoft:windows_11_21h2	from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.1098	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2	from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2130	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 microsoft:windows_11_22h2	from 10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.674	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 microsoft:windows_10_1507	from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19507	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5427	CNA record
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41033	vendor-advisory, patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41033	patch, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41033	us-government-resource

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