Microsoft Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability has been identified in the Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc. This vulnerability allows an attacker to elevate privileges from a low integrity level in a sandboxed environment to a medium integrity level. The issue arises from improper input validation, which could be exploited to gain higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to elevate privileges, gaining access to a medium integrity level from a low integrity level in a contained execution environment.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update KB5050009 to address this vulnerability. This update is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog. For Windows Server 2022, the relevant update is KB5049983.